Narrative:
The Cessna 208 departed Decatur (DEC) at 21:54, transporting cargo for United Parcel Service (UPS) to Rockford (RFD). At 22:49 the pilot was cleared for the ILS runway 07 approach. One minute later the local controller issued the winds as 140 degrees at 18 knots and cleared the flight to land. On finals the Cessna struck trees and crashed on a plowed cornfield.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings, high winds, crosswind, and wind shear conditions that existed."
Loss of control
accident date: 17-12-2002
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N277PM
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 2002 |
| Time: | 22:51 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Operator: | Planemasters |
| Registration: | N277PM |
| MSN: | 208B0143 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10120 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3,4 km (2.1 mls) SW of Rockford-Greater Rockford Airport, IL (RFD) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Decatur Airport, IL (DEC/KDEC), United States of America |
| Rockford-Greater Rockford Airport, IL (RFD/KRFD), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 1627 |
The Cessna 208 departed Decatur (DEC) at 21:54, transporting cargo for United Parcel Service (UPS) to Rockford (RFD). At 22:49 the pilot was cleared for the ILS runway 07 approach. One minute later the local controller issued the winds as 140 degrees at 18 knots and cleared the flight to land. On finals the Cessna struck trees and crashed on a plowed cornfield.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings, high winds, crosswind, and wind shear conditions that existed."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
TurbulenceLoss of control
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 17-12-2002
type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
registration: N277PM
Map
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Distance from Decatur Airport, IL to Rockford-Greater Rockford Airport, IL as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Decatur Airport, IL to Rockford-Greater Rockford Airport, IL as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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