Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Apr 1, 2016 (3 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on April 1, 2016 near Tayoltita, Durango, Mexico with 3 fatalities. Cause: CIDAIA (report ACCDTAFA011/2016MMDO): a...
- Date: April 1, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Tayoltita, Durango, Mexico
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: CIDAIA (report ACCDTAFA011/2016MMDO): a fatigue fracture of a turbine compressor disc blade caused the loss of engine power, and compressor turbine vane ring rework had been done without the engine manufacturer approval before the engine was reinstalled.
On 1 April 2016 a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (XA ULU) on a charter from Tayoltita to Durango, Mexico, lost engine power about twelve minutes after departure with nine passengers and one pilot aboard. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in the bed of the Piaxtla River, about 16 km from the airstrip, and three passengers were killed while seven others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.