Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Jul 20, 2016 (5 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on July 20, 2016 near Jinshan, Shanghai, China with 5 fatalities. Cause: No official finding in sources read. BAAA...
- Date: July 20, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Jinshan, Shanghai, China
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: No official finding in sources read. BAAA states it is believed the crew misjudged the distance to the bridge, with the collision occurring just after rotation during a steep climb.
On 20 July 2016 a Joy General Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX seaplane was taking off from the bay off Jinshan, south of Shanghai, on a trial flight for a planned shuttle to Zhoushan. Just after rotation it climbed steeply, turned left and struck the No. 7835 bridge on the Shanghai Hangzhou highway before falling into the sea. Five people were killed, five were injured and the aircraft was destroyed; no official investigation finding was found in the sources read.