Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, May 1, 2017 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on May 1, 2017 near Chignik, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality.
- Date: May 1, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Chignik, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
A Grant Aviation Cessna 208B on a VFR mail flight from Port Heiden to Perryville flew into mountainous terrain in instrument conditions and flat light, crashing in a left turn on a steep slope about 24 miles from the destination. The pilot was killed. The NTSB cited continued VFR flight into the terrain and the company's failure to provide required CFIT avoidance training.