Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Dec 17, 2002 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on December 17, 2002 near Rockford-Greater Rockford, Illinois, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: December 17, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Rockford-Greater Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Low ceilings, high winds, crosswind and wind shear were factors. No airframe, engine or propeller governor failure was found.
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster (N277PM) operated by Planemasters on a night UPS cargo flight from Decatur to Rockford lost control during the ILS approach to runway 07 in low ceilings, strong and gusty crosswinds and wind shear. It collided with trees and terrain about 2.1 miles from the runway. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.