Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 29, 2003 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 29, 2003 near Cody, Wyoming, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: October 29, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Cody, Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were failure to divert to an alternate airport, an inadvertent stall, and snow and icing conditions.
A FedEx-contracted Cessna 208B flying an IFR cargo approach to Cody in snow and icing rolled and struck a highway and a lake after emerging from cloud on the downwind leg. The pilot was killed. The NTSB found a failure to maintain control, with a missed alternate and icing as contributing factors.