Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, Feb 6, 2025 (10 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on February 6, 2025 near Norton Sound, Alaska, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: NTSB final report (AIR 26...
- Date: February 6, 2025
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Norton Sound, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB final report (AIR 26 05, 30 July 2026): inadequate speed management in severe icing and an aerodynamic stall. The aircraft was 736 lb over maximum weight and 991 lb over the icing limit. Bering Air's risk management allowed routine overloaded flights and FAA oversight was inadequate. The ice protection system worked but increased pilot workload.
A Bering Air Cessna 208B stalled in severe icing and crashed on sea ice in Norton Sound on a flight to Nome. All ten aboard died. NTSB found it was overweight.