Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 7, 2007 (10 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 7, 2007 near Naches, Washington, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to keep...
- Date: October 7, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Naches, Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot failed to keep adequate airspeed during maneuvering, causing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing factors were hypoxia, inadequate weather evaluation, and inadvertent flight into instrument conditions at night.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Kapowsin Air Sports was returning skydivers to their home base at night after flying into an area of cloud, turbulence and possible icing. The unpressurized aircraft spent more than an hour above 14,000 feet without supplemental oxygen, and the pilot likely became hypoxic. The aircraft stalled while turning near Naches, Washington, and all 10 occupants were killed.