Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Nov 6, 2012 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on November 6, 2012 near Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: November 6, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Total loss of engine power from a fractured compressor turbine blade caused by high-cycle fatigue (NTSB, accident number CEN13FA049).
A FedEx-contracted Cessna 208B cargo flight lost engine power about four and a half minutes after departing Wichita Mid-Continent. The pilot turned back, then attempted a forced landing in a field where the aircraft struck a hedgerow. The sole pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.