Cessna 208 N90JF

Summary

On 7 April 2024 at about 14:25 local time, a Cessna 208 registered N90JF, operated by Connecticut Parchutists, was involved in an accident near Ellington, Connecticut, 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.

Date

7 April 2024 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellington, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Ellington Airport (7B9)

Coordinates

41.9254, -72.4571

Aircraft

Cessna 208

Registration

N90JF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Connecticut Parchutists

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA168

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath to the runway, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was returning to the airport after releasing five skydivers. During short final approach to the 1,800-ft-long runway, in a gusty headwind, the airplane touched down just prior to the runway and the landing gear struck an embankment. The nosegear separated and the airplane skid onto and off the right side of the runway. It subsequently came to rest upright in a grass area off the right side of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the lower and right fuselage. The examination did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, nor did the pilot report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.