# NTSB WPR26LA219: Cessna 208B, N593EX, Marana, AZ, June 13, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 13, 2026, 09:26 local (16:26 UTC)
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Coordinates: 32.40883, -111.2233
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4088&lon=-111.2233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing: Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA219
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203178/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA219

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing: Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 208B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080/sequence.md?model=2073701), [All aircraft, 108 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N593EX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N593EX), registered now, S/N 208B5093, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-140) (registry code 51499, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 208B5093
- Year built: 2014
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Skydiving, Part 91
- Operator: Marana Tactical Flight LLC
- Registered owner: Marana Tactical Flight LLC
- Airport: AVQ

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260613008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260613008739A), Jun 13, 2026: Cessna 208B, Marana, AZ, No damage. The accident employee, a parachute rigger employed by skydive Marana, boarded the aircraft and occupied the right pilot seat during a parachute flight. After…

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.

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