# Accident 20260613008739A: Cessna 208B, Marana, AZ, June 13, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2026, 16:26 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4088° N, 111.2233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4088&lon=-111.2233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N593EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N593EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 (registry code 51499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,990 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260613008739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE, A PARACHUTE RIGGER EMPLOYED BY SKYDIVE MARANA, BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPIED THE RIGHT PILOT SEAT DURING A PARACHUTE FLIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT REACHED JUMP ALTITUDE, THE PARACHUTISTS EXITED, AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO THE LOADING AREA TO HOT LOAD THE NEXT GROUP OF JUMPERS. THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED HIS HEADSET AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT PILOT DOOR. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THE EMPLOYEE TURNED, TOOK SEVERAL STEPS, AND WALKED INTO THE OPERATING PROPELLER. THE PILOT, WHO HAD BEEN LOOKING DOWN INSIDE THE COCKPIT, HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. GROUND PERSONNEL INITIATED LIFESAVING MEASURES UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA219), Jun 13, 2026: Cessna 208B (N593EX), Marana, AZ, no damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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