Cessna 208 accident near Youngstown, NY
On July 20, 2024, a Cessna 208 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Youngstown, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 20, 2024
- Place
- Youngstown, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.264°N, 79.032°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240720194726
NTSB summary
On July 20, 2024, about 1140 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 208B, N1259K, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Youngstown, New York. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by Skydive the Falls as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 skydiving flight. The accident occurred on the second day of the Skydive the Falls Fest Boogie (Falls Fest) which the operator held annually at Windsor Airport (63NY), Youngstown, New York. The pilot had completed 5 uneventful flights on the morning of the accident. The accident occurred during the 6th flight after the parachutists had departed the airplane without incident. According to preliminary air traffic control (ATC) communications obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at 1135, the pilot reported to Buffalo Approach West Radar control that the flight was 2 minutes prior to the jump. At 1140, the controller attempted to terminate radar services with the airplane but received no response. At 1144, another company airplane, who was attempting to locate the accident airplane, noted smoke on the ground about 2 to 3 miles west of the jump zone. Review of preliminary ATC track data indicated that the airplane departed 63NY from runway 36, turned south and climbed to an altitude of 12,000 ft msl. The airplane subsequently made a jump pass from east to west over the airport. The track data ended near the west side of the airport, at 1139:20 at an altitude of 10,332 ft, an airspeed of 72 kts and a heading of 267º (see figure 1). Figure 1. Overhead flight track of accident
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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.
