Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Oct 4, 2011 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on October 4, 2011 near Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was flown...
- Date: October 4, 2011
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was flown at low altitude into an area of low forward visibility, which prevented the pilot from seeing and avoiding terrain. Cannabinoid concentrations were found sufficient to impair the pilot's performance and decision-making.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operating scheduled Air Tindi flight 8T200 from Yellowknife to Lutsel K'e flew low in poor forward visibility under VFR and struck rising terrain on the Pehtei Peninsula. The pilot and a passenger died and two passengers were seriously injured. The emergency locator transmitter did not transmit a usable signal, and the aircraft was located by its tracking system.