Cessna 208B N78SA
18 March 2022 · Grapevine, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 2022 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N78SA, operated by Martinaire Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Grapevine, Texas, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grapevine, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW)
- Coordinates
- 32.8833, -97.0476
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N78SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1995
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Martinaire Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA149
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of the second aircraft to maintain a safe distance from the lead airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while taxiing to the ramp for parking behind another airplane, the airplane in front of him suddenly stopped and he impacted that airplane from the rear. He said that all he heard was the propeller of his airplane hitting the tail of the airplane in front of him. He immediately shut down the engine of his airplane and the airplane that had been struck taxied to the ramp and parked. The airplane that was impacted sustained substantial damage to the tail and the other airplane sustained minor damage. There were no reported preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures to either airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208B | N78SA | Martinaire Aviation LLC | Substantial |
| Cessna 208B | N9469B | Martinaire Aviation LLC | Substantial |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2022 | Cessna 208B | Campbellton, Texas, United States | Revolution Flight | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2022 | Cessna 208B | Oriximina, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jun 2022 | Cessna 208 | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States | Kalinin Partners LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2022 | Cessna 208 | Boituva, Brazil | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Cessna 208B | Timika, Indonesia | - | Unknown | - |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Cessna 208B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Corporate Air | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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