Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Nov 1, 2008, Nyala Lodge
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on November 1, 2008 near Nyala Lodge, Limpopo, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot failed to assess the...
- Date: November 1, 2008
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Nyala Lodge, Limpopo, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot failed to assess the wind conditions properly before takeoff. A possible downdraft contributed, and the wrong destination coordinates were used.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by AAA Investments was chartered from Wonderboom with five passengers. The pilot used inadequate coordinates and landed at the wrong strip, then aborted a takeoff after the aircraft failed to climb. On the landing that followed it struck a rock, a telephone pole and a fence, and stopped about 5 m from high-tension wires. Nobody was killed.