| Date: | Saturday 4 June 2022 |
| Time: | 11:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | Connecticut Parachutists |
| Registration: | N90JF |
| MSN: | 20800005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19514 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ellington Airport, CT (7B9) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Ellington Airport, CT |
| Ellington Airport, CT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 208 Caravan I overshot runway 19 after landing, crossed a brook and ended up in the trees after landing at Ellington Airport (7B9), Ellington, Connecticut. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
The pilot reported that he planned to refuel the skydiving jump airplane after his third flight of skydivers and experienced about 10 minutes of loading delays with the third flight of skydivers.
Then, while climbing, he was delayed a few minutes because of traffic in the area. He stated that he was not sure when the low fuel light illuminated, but that on his descent back toward the airport after releasing the third load of skydivers, the red Reservoir Fuel Low annunciator illuminated. About 8,000 ft mean sea level, the engine lost all power due to fuel exhaustion.
Subsequently, the pilot made an emergency landing at the airport; however, the airplane was fast and floated. The airplane touched down midfield, departed the end of the runway, and encountered a tree line, substantially damaging the left wing.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, an emergency landing, and runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
wfsb.com
fox61.com
flightaware.com
FAA
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| 7 April 2024 | N90JF | ISR Aviation LLC, opb Connecticut Parachutists Inc | 0 | Ellington Airport (7B9), Ellington, CT | |
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