Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 17, 2004 (10 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 17, 2004 near Pelée Island, Ontario, Canada with 10 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was overweight and...
- Date: January 17, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Pelée Island, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft was overweight and ice-contaminated, and it stalled after takeoff, most likely when the flaps were retracted. The pilot's disregard for the overweight and icing hazards was likely affected by stress and fatigue.
A Georgian Express Cessna 208B on a scheduled commuter flight from Pelee Island to Windsor took off overweight, with ice on the wings. It stalled shortly after takeoff and struck the frozen lake surface about 1.6 nm from the runway. All 10 people aboard were killed.