Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Aug 31, 2016 (3 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on August 31, 2016 near Russian Mission, Alaska, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: Both pilots failed to...
- Date: August 31, 2016
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Russian Mission, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: Both pilots failed to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, resulting in a midair collision.
A Hageland Aviation Services Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on scheduled flight HAG3190 from Russian Mission to Marshall collided in level cruise at about 1,760 feet with a Piper Super Cub bound for a remote hunting camp, about three minutes after the Caravan's departure. All five occupants of the two aircraft were killed and both were destroyed. The NTSB found both pilots failed to see and avoid each other, and noted that neither aircraft carried traffic display equipment and that the remote area likely reduced pilot vigilance.