Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Mar 2, 2003, Kotzebue-Ra...
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on March 2, 2003 near Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Continued VFR...
- Date: March 2, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in loss of altitude and clearance over snow-covered terrain during the approach. Whiteout and snow-covered terrain were factors.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a VFR ferry flight into Kotzebue, Alaska, encountered whiteout in blowing snow while on approach and struck snow-covered sea ice about a mile short of the runway. The pilot had been advised earlier that VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot survived with minor injuries.