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Investigators say pilot intentionally put Cessna Caravan into steep descent before fatal skydive crash

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U.S. investigators believe the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan pilot deliberately began a steep descent after releasing skydivers, then failed to recover before exceeding the aircraft’s speed limit. The aircraft initially followed the post-jump profile seen on earlier flights, before diverging from it.

Discovered 2026-11-05T03:05:30.366773-08:00 | 2026-11-05T03:05:30.366773-08:00

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  • Investigators’ account points to a deliberate maneuver followed by an unrecovered descent and overspeed, making aircraft handling and adherence to operating limits central to the crash analysis.
  • The flight initially matched the post-jump profile of previous flights, then departed from it; that distinction may help investigators assess what changed on the accident flight.

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