Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Sep 2, 2011 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on September 2, 2011 near Nightmute, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: September 2, 2011
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Nightmute, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance while performing an unexpected and unannounced abrupt maneuver, leading to the midair collision (NTSB).
A Grant Aviation Grand Caravan collided in midair with a Ryan Air Cessna 207 near Nightmute while both were returning to Bethel. The Caravan's vertical stabilizer struck the 207's wing, and the Caravan descended into tundra and burned. Its sole pilot was killed.