Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Sep 10, 2022 (1 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on September 10, 2022 near Ayaramã, Pará, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: CENIPA: the engine's last overhaul was done...
- Date: September 10, 2022
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Ayaramã, Pará, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: CENIPA: the engine's last overhaul was done by a third party that recorded the engine as received without accessories, and maintenance afterwards was done by the operator's own personnel, with fuel system and engine problems leading to power loss.
A Piquiatuba Cessna 208B on a scheduled flight to the Ayaramã village airstrip noticed fuel smell and a gradual power loss during the descent and force landed in forest, hitting trees and ending inverted. One pilot died and five others were injured. CENIPA's findings cited engine maintenance issues.