Cessna 208B N716MM
3 July 2023 · Suffolk, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 2023 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N716MM, operated by Arne Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Suffolk, Virginia, United States. One person was 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 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Suffolk, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Suffolk Exec (SFQ)
- Coordinates
- 36.6853, -76.5989
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- N716MM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arne Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Skydiving
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA23LA292
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning from her fifth skydive run of the day. During the landing, “the flare seemed insufficient” and the nose landing gear collapsed during touchdown. The airplane continued off the side of the runway and came to rest in the grass. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The operator reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2023 | Cessna 208B | Puente de Ixtla, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
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| 7 Aug 2023 | Cessna 208 | Limpopo Province, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 16 Oct 2023 | Cessna 208 | Pacencia-Yacma, Belize | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Oct 2023 | Cessna 208 | Monêtier-Allemont, France | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Cessna 208B | Chrcynno, Poland | - | Unknown | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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