Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Dec 20, 2007, Chub Cay
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on December 20, 2007 near Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of fuel pressure after...
- Date: December 20, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of fuel pressure after the fuel pump drive shaft splines wore and cracked, decoupling the fuel pump from the accessory gearbox. Maintenance records did not show that the spline inspection had been carried out.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ferrying from the Dominican Republic to West Palm Beach lost engine power at 12,000 feet. The crew could not restart the engine and could not reach an airport, and the aircraft ditched about 30 nautical miles from Chub Cay in the Bahamas. Both crew were rescued uninjured and the aircraft sank in shallow water.