Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 6, 2005 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 6, 2005 near Winnipeg-Richardson (ex Stevenson Field), Manitoba, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: The...
- Date: October 6, 2005
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Winnipeg-Richardson (ex Stevenson Field), Manitoba, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft departed above its maximum takeoff weight and its icing weight limit, encountered in-flight icing, and the pilot lost control during the attempt to return to Winnipeg (TSB findings).
The FedEx Caravan was loaded above its maximum takeoff weight and departed Winnipeg in darkness into icing conditions. Its performance deteriorated until it could no longer hold altitude. While trying to return to Winnipeg it lost control at a height from which recovery was impossible, killing the pilot.