Cessna 208 Caravan Crash at Gransee

Incident Overview and Location Details On September 11, 2019, a Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft crashed near the special landing site of Gransee (EDUG) in Germany. The accident occurred during a commercial flight conducted under visual flight rules. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot sustained fatal injuries. The crash site was located approximately 1,250 meters east of the threshold of runway 29 and about 530 meters north of the approach centerline, on a flat area with low vegetation at an elevation of roughly 50 meters above sea level. The aircraft impacted the ground after a low-altitude maneuver, specifically a wide descending turn near the final approach area. The final impact occurred against the bank of a drainage ditch and a solitary tree. Ground tracks extended over a distance of 90 meters in a direction of 230 degrees, with the first impact trace attributed to the left main landing gear. Five propeller strikes were found at the beginning of the large-scale earth displacement, which was associated with the impact of the nose.