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The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna.The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomaster freighter variant was developed for FedEx.
The Cessna 208 Caravan is used by governmental organizations and by many companies for police, air ambulance, passenger transport, air charter, freight, and parachuting operations. With 233 aircraft, [1] FedEx Express is the largest operator of the Cessna 208.
The aircraft was a Cessna 208B, with registration number PT-MEE, manufactured in 1993. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency, the plane was in good standing and had authorization to fly an air taxi, with its certificate of airworthiness valid until August 2024. [3]
The aircraft was a single-engine turboprop Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with registration C-FMCB and manufacturer's serial number 208B-1114. Built in 2005, it was owned by Beaver Air Services and operated by Missinippi Airways. [4]
The Grand Caravan aircraft took off from Xakanaka airstrip at 13:55. Almost immediately after take-off, the engine lost power and the aircraft collided with trees. It then crashed nose first approximately 600 metres from the airfield, with an intense fire quickly engulfing the wreckage, burning beyond recognition the bodies of six passengers ...
The aircraft involved, manufactured in 2007, [3] was a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan registered as HS-SKR with serial number 208B1241. [3] [4] [5] Passengers and crew.
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 208 Caravan" ... 2023 Rio Branco Cessna Grand Caravan crash; T. Thai Flying Service Flight 209
On 17 July 2023, a privately owned Cessna 208 aircraft with three people on board crashed into a hangar at an airfield in Chrcynno, Poland. [1] Six people – the plane's pilot and five people who were inside the hangar at that time – were killed and seven others were injured.