Accidents
Preliminary Report: Forced Landing Follows Power Loss
Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct.

Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct. 18, 2005–After losing power, the FedEx Caravan, operated by Baron Aviation of Vichy, Mo., was substantially damaged during a forced landing. The sole-occupant commercial pilot was seriously injured. The flight had originated at Austin, Texas, at 10:15 p.m. and was en route to Fort Worth in night VMC. Soon after takeoff, the pilot told ATC he had “an engine failure.” He tried to land in a vacant field, but the right wing hit a utility pole and the airplane crashed into the ground, coming to rest on its nose, with the top of the airplane leaning against a house.