Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 23, 2002 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 23, 2002 near Mobile, Alabama, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's spatial disorientation at...
- Date: October 23, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot's spatial disorientation at night in instrument conditions, leading to loss of control.
A Cessna 208B cargo flight departed Mobile at night under instrument conditions. A FedEx DC-10 was reported above, and the pilot said he needed to deviate. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and struck the water in Big Bateau Bay. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.