Cessna 208A Caravan crash, Sep 15, 2009, Sheffield
Cessna 208A Caravan accident on September 15, 2009 near Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Total loss of engine power...
- Date: September 15, 2009
- Aircraft: Cessna 208A Caravan
- Location: Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Total loss of engine power after the failure of the first-stage sun gear output splines, for unknown reasons, which led to power turbine overspeed and blade release.
A Cessna 208 Caravan carrying five passengers lost power at 8,500 feet due to a turbine engine failure. The pilot made a forced landing in a field, where the right wing struck a tree and separated. The aircraft then burned almost entirely, but all six occupants got out without injury.