Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Nov 8, 2002 (4 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on November 8, 2002 near Parks, Arizona, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Pilot's improper flight planning...
- Date: November 8, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Parks, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's improper flight planning and decision making, flight into known icing, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, leading to an inadvertent stall and spin.
A Caravan on an IFR flight from Las Vegas to Midland encountered icing and climbed toward a higher altitude. Radar showed a rapid descent, and the last radio call was broken. All four people aboard died when the aircraft hit terrain near Parks, Arizona. The NTSB found no airframe or engine anomaly.