Cessna 208B N786WW

Summary

On 16 September 2017 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N786WW, operated by Westwind Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Sedona, Arizona, United States. 9 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 September 2017 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sedona, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Sedona (SEZ)

Coordinates

34.8492, -111.7906

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N786WW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

2

Operator

Westwind Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peach Springs → Sedona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17LA207

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a light pole while taxiing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The commercial pilot reported that, while taxiing after landing, he was instructed by the ground controller to follow a truck to transient parking. A fly-in car show event was taking place at the time, and several areas on the ramp were occupied by the show. With a wing walker on the right wing, he followed the truck and moved left of the taxiway centerline to avoid getting too close to the airplanes to the right that overhung into the taxiway. After the airplane was clear of the airplanes to the right, the pilot advanced the throttle and the left wing impacted a light pole, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.