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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Verdigris, OK · March 24, 2015

Date: March 24, 2015 · 15:20 local
Place: Verdigris, OK
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N106BZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA180
Reported as: Cessna 208B
Reported engine: Honeywell TPE331-12JR
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,300 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N106BZRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2015 · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0106 · Built 1988 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Passing through 9000 ft pilot noticed reduced torque, shortly after EGT began to drop. Pilot elected not to shut down engine or feather prop. Attempting to land in open field the pilot extended flaps to 10 degrees and then to 20 degrees. At 20 degrees flaps the aircraft started a rapid descent to the ground and after shearing left wing came to a stop between two trees resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PASSING THROUGH 9000 FT PILOT NOTICED REDUCED TORQUE, SHORTLY AFTER EGT BEGAN TO DROP. PILOT ELECTED NOT TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE OR FEATHER PROP. ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD THE PILOT EXTENDED FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES AND THEN TO 20 DEGREES. AT 20 DEGREES FLAPS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A RAPID DESCENT TO THE GROUND AND AFTER SHEARING LEFT WING CAME TO A STOP BETWEEN TWO TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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