Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Dec 5, 2007 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on December 5, 2007 near Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB), Ohio, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: December 5, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Columbus-Rickenbacker (Lockbourne AFB), Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot lost control and failed to avoid terrain because of spatial disorientation, with the low cloud ceiling and night conditions as contributing factors.
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster on a night cargo flight from Columbus toward Buffalo entered cloud shortly after departure in snow and a low ceiling. The aircraft descended into terrain at a high rate while the pilot appeared to keep it in a climb attitude. Both occupants were killed.