Date & Time:
Mar 17, 2020 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
N279PM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wichita - Hays
MSN:
208B-0623
YOM:
1997
Flight number:
PMS1670
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport at 0752LT on a cargo service to Hays, KS. En route, weather conditions deteriorated at destination with a visibility down to 800 meters. The pilot completed two circuits over the area then decided to divert to Great Bend Airport. While flying in the region of La Crosse, the aircraft went out of control and crashed under unknown circumstances in a wheatfield. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
