Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Aug 6, 2019 (2 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on August 6, 2019 near Mayo, Yukon, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Pilot decision making influenced by biases led...
- Date: August 6, 2019
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Mayo, Yukon, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot decision making influenced by biases led to continuing into poor weather in mountainous terrain, and low visibility prevented avoiding rising terrain in a box canyon
An Alkan Air Cessna Caravan departed Rau Strip on a visual flight to Mayo and entered poor weather in mountainous terrain. It turned into a box canyon and struck rising terrain at about 5,500 feet, killing the pilot and the passenger. The TSB found pilot decision making biases and low visibility were the main factors.