Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Feb 28, 2012 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on February 28, 2012 near Manaus-Aeroclube de Flores, Amazonas, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: February 28, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Manaus-Aeroclube de Flores, Amazonas, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control caused by flight controls left locked. The pilot did not follow the pre-takeoff checklist and rushed the departure, and the operator was using an unapproved control lock.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a positioning flight from Manaus-Aeroclube de Flores failed to climb after takeoff, struck an electric pole and stalled into woodland. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed. Investigators found the flight controls had been left locked during takeoff.