ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320460
| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2014 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Martinaire |
| Registration: | N4698B |
| MSN: | 208B0175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13172 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | OT |
| Location: | Raleigh/Durham International Airport, NC (RDU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan sustained substantial damage when it was flown over during a storm at Raleigh/Durham International Airport, NC (RDU).
The aircraft was parked on the UPS ramp when a thunderstorm hit the airport at 17:22 hours local time. The temperature dropped from 32°C to 23°C in 27 minutes time and the wind speed increased from 5 knots to 22 knots at 17:54 hours. Wind gusts of 43 knots were recorded. The airplane was blown onto its back, causing substantial damage to the tail and rear fuselage. A propeller blade was bent, the right hand wing tip folded and the wind screen was shattered.
Sources:
Avclaims.com
Wunderground.com
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