Final 1 fatal, 1 serious Jun 3, 2022

N7581F crash at Oceanside, CA

Cessna 208B — Landing area undershoot at OKB (Oceanside, CA)

DateJun 3, 2022
Tail numberN7581F
AircraftCessna 208B · Cessna 208 Caravan · C208
LocationOKB — Oceanside, CA
Phase of flightLanding
OperationPart 91 Skydiving
Injuries1 fatal, 1 serious
NTSB caseWPR22FA197

Probable cause

The right-seated pilot’s failure to correct the left-seated pilot’s mismanagement of the engine thrust, which resulted in undesired speed and thrust oscillations during the final approach and a subsequent descent into terrain.

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