Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jan 31, 2005, Helsinki-V...
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on January 31, 2005 near Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland with no fatalities. Cause: Takeoff with snow and ice...
- Date: January 31, 2005
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Takeoff with snow and ice contamination on the wings without de-icing, causing a stall after flap retraction that the pilot did not recover from (AIBF report B2/2005L)
A Cessna 208 cargo flight from Helsinki-Vantaa was taking off alone after its wings had stood overnight in snow and ice, which had not been removed by de-icing. Soon after flap retraction the aircraft stalled, rolled right and crashed inside the airport perimeter. The pilot survived with minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.