Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Aug 12, 2015, Juancho E....
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on August 12, 2015 near Juancho E. Yrausquin, Saba Island with no fatalities.
- Date: August 12, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Juancho E. Yrausquin, Saba Island
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A FedEx feeder Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (N924FE), operated by Mountain Air Cargo, was on a cargo flight from San Juan to Basseterre, St Kitts, on 12 August 2015. The pilot, the only person aboard, reported a loss of engine power, diverted to Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba and ditched about 900 metres offshore when he could not reach the runway. He evacuated the cabin and was rescued, and the aircraft sank in about 1,500 feet of water; the cause was under investigation.