Witnesses Reported That They Observed The Airplane Break-Up Inflight
On November 18, 2022, at 1019 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 208B EX Caravan, N2069B, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Snohomish, Washington. All four occupants were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight. The operator, Raisbeck Engineering, holds the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for an aerodynamic drag reduction system (DRS) on the Cessna 208B. The accident flight was part of the testing for Raisbeck to expand the applicability of that DRS to the Cessna 208B EX model.