Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 October 1999
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Skylink Express
Registration Number: N1117G
Location: 2 nm S off Pointe aux Pins, ON –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft experienced a sudden engine failure during an IFR cargo flight from Windsor, ON to Hamilton, ON. The aircraft abruptly stopped its propeller, triggering an emergency declaration and a ditching in Lake Erie. The crew was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard, who transported them to Chatham Airport, where an ambulance was awaiting.A Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft experienced a sudden engine failure during an IFR cargo flight from Windsor, ON to Hamilton, ON. The aircraft abruptly stopped its propeller, triggering an emergency declaration and a ditching in Lake Erie. The crew was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard, who transported them to Chatham Airport, where an ambulance was awaiting.
Description
The Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft was on an IFR cargo flight from Windsor, ON to Hamilton, ON. While overflying Lake Erie, the flight crew reported hearing a loud bang and observed the propeller abruptly stop. An emergency was declared with Cleveland ATC. The engine (Pratt & Whitney PT6-114A) was shut down and the flight crew ditched the aircraft in Lake Erie, two nautical miles south of Pointe aux Pins, ON. The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the flight crew who were taken to Chatham Airport where an ambulance was waiting.
Primary Cause
Engine failure of the Pratt & Whitney PT6-114A engine.Engine failure of the Pratt & Whitney PT6-114A engine.Share on:
