Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, May 13, 2018 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on May 13, 2018 near Clonbullogue, Leinster, Ireland with 2 fatalities. Cause: AAIU: Loss of control and ground...
- Date: May 13, 2018
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Clonbullogue, Leinster, Ireland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: AAIU: Loss of control and ground impact in a tight left turn; propeller torque reaction, airspeed and insufficient altitude contributed.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan of the Irish Parachute Club returned to Clonbullogue after a skydiving drop and crashed nose down into a forested peat bog about 4.6 km northwest of the airfield. The pilot and a child passenger were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The accident report links the loss of control in a steeply banked left turn at low height to the turn geometry, propeller torque reaction and insufficient height to recover.