Accident · 2019-07-08

NTSB case ANC19LA031 · Cessna 208 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
2019-07-08
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
Cessna 208 (N9448B)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
GRANT AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
GRANT AVIATION INC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. Contributing to the accident, was the pilot’s decision to perform an approach to a short runway at an excessive airspeed and his late decision to perform a go-around, which resulted in a slow climb at a reduced safe margin above stall airspeed.

Source: NTSB case ANC19LA031

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane28Class 1 (2019-04-25)2,258 total · 787 in this make/model · 2,059 as PIC · 179 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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