Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Apr 24, 2018, Batesland
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on April 24, 2018 near Batesland, South Dakota, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The aircraft encountered...
- Date: April 24, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Batesland, South Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: The aircraft encountered severe icing with supercooled large droplets; altitude could not be maintained. Incomplete pre flight weather briefing contributed.
A Cessna T303 Crusader air taxi flight from Aberdeen to Pine Ridge encountered severe icing during descent and could not maintain altitude. The pilot made an off airport emergency landing where the landing gear separated and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The NTSB cited the aircraft encountering supercooled large droplet icing, with an incomplete preflight weather briefing as a contributing factor.