- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 29, 2003 |
Time: | 0851 |
Location: | Cody, Wyoming |
Operator: | FedEx |
Flight #: | 8773 |
Route: | Casper - Cody |
AC Type: | Cessna 208B Caravan I Super Cargomaster |
Registration: | N791FE |
cn / ln: | 208-0289 |
Aboard: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While on approach after an 18 minute holding pattern the cargo plane crashed in a snowstorm on a highway before coming to rest in Alkali Lake located short of runway. The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors include the pilot's failure to divert to an alternate airport, an inadvertent stall, and the snow and icing conditions. |
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