ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N4698B Raleigh/Durham International Airport, NC (RDU)
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Status:5
Date:Wednesday 20 August 2014
Time:17:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic C208 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:Martinaire
Registration: N4698B
MSN: 208B0175
First flight: 1989
Total airframe hrs:13172
Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Raleigh/Durham International Airport, NC (RDU) (   United States of America)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:-
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
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.

Classification:

Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Avclaims.com
» Wunderground.com


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