Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Sep 9, 2011 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on September 9, 2011 near Notnare, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Overloading above...
- Date: September 9, 2011
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Notnare, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Overloading above maximum takeoff weight and an out-of-limits centre of gravity reduced climb performance; the route was flown below the operator's safe altitude, and recovery from the high-rate descent was not achieved.
A Susi Air Grand Caravan on a cargo flight from Wamena to Kenyam was loaded above its maximum takeoff weight, with the centre of gravity outside limits. It flew below the altitude used by other company pilots near high terrain, and during a terrain-avoidance descent it entered a steep, high-rate descent and hit the ground. Both pilots were killed.