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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 208B · Marana, AZ · June 13, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
June 13, 2026, 09:26 local (16:26 UTC)
Place
Marana, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N593EXCessna 208B
Defining event
Standing: Ground handling event
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA report
20260613008739A
Case key
203178

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N593EX
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
208B5093
Built
2014
Damage
No damage
Flight
Skydiving · Part 91
Operator
Marana Tactical Flight LLC
Registered owner
Marana Tactical Flight LLC
Airport
AVQ

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
97 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
29.92 inHg
Observed at
KMZJ, 8 nm away
METAR
METAR KMZJ 131635Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 36/11 A2992 RMK AO2

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.