Cessna 208B accident near Oak Glen, CA

On March 29, 2006, a Cessna 208B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oak Glen, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

March 29, 2006

Place

Oak Glen, CA

Aircraft

Cessna 208B · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

34.044°N, 116.900°W

NTSB ID

20060407X00406

Official records · LAX06FA131

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC(RAL FSS)-Pilot Briefing Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC Report (SCT): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 28, 2006, about 1655 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 208B, N208WE, departed controlled flight and descended into mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Oak Glen, California. Cessna Aircraft Company was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Both the commercial pilot and private pilot on board were killed. The airplane was destroyed. The cross-country business flight departed Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM), Thermal, California, about 1635, with a planned destination of Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario, California. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed; however, the flight plan had not been activated. Cessna Aircraft Company owned and operated the accident airplane, which was being piloted by an independent regional aircraft sales distributor/pilot (RSD) and a Cessna Caravan Sales Manager/pilot (CSM). The CSM pilot, flying the accident airplane, departed Wichita, Kansas, on March 27, 2006. The purpose of the trip was to market the airplane to prospective customers. The CSM pilot flew the airplane to North Las Vegas, Nevada, where he met with the RSD pilot. After staying overnight in North Las Vegas, both pilots flew to Kingman, Arizona, then on to Thermal (TRM). In the area of TRM, the two pilots conducted a demonstration flight for a prospective customer. The demonstration flight lasted about 1 hour. After the demonstration flight, and prior to departing TRM, the airplane was serviced with 100 ga

Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, that led to a stall/spin.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.