Accidents
Final Report: Icing blamed for fatal Caravan crash in Canada
Cessna 208 Caravan, Winnipeg, Canada, Oct.

Cessna 208 Caravan, Winnipeg, Canada, Oct. 6, 2005–The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) found that, although the Morningstar Air Express Caravan took off clean, its performance diminished as ice built on its critical surfaces. Moderate icing was forecast for the area. The Caravan was also about 3 percent overweight and 488 pounds over the 8,550-pound mtow for operating in icing conditions. Before the final report was issued, the TSB recommended that Caravan pilots not take off in worse than light icing conditions.

“Last January, the TSB recommended safer procedures for pilots encountering icing conditions in flight,” said Wendy Tadros, chair of the TSB. “We also went to the root of the problem, making recommendations to advance safety for the 1,713 Cessna 208s that fly worldwide.”

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