Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Operator:

Registration:

D2-ECH

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Schedule:

Luanda - Cafunfo

MSN:

BB-345

YOM:

1978

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After landing at Cafunfo Airport and while taxiing to the ramp, the crew heard several explosions outside the airport as UNITA rebels were approaching the airstrip. In such conditions, the crew decided to return to Luanda and expedited a takeoff. After departure, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft was hit by a Stinger missile that struck the right engine. The crew lost control of the airplane that crashed few km from the airport, bursting into flames. Two passengers were killed while four other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Stinger missile.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Huambo

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1994

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

D2-EOJ

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

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Schedule:

Luanda - Huambo

MSN:

BB-1371

YOM:

1990

Location:

Huambo-Albano Machado

Huambo

Country:

Angola

Region:

Africa

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On final approach to Huambo-Albano Machado Airport, the crew realized that a vehicle was on the runway. Instead of initiating a go-around procedure, the crew landed after the vehicle, too far down a wet runway. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and collided with a concrete wall. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air near Sundar Nagar: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1994 at 0905 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

VT-EUJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Government

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Chandigarh – Kulu-Bhuntar

MSN:

BB-1456

YOM:

1993

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Captain / Total flying hours:

7503

Captain / Total hours on type:

113.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

6412

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Aircraft flight hours:

153

Aircraft flight cycles:

186

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Chandigarh Airport at 0850LT on a flight to Kulu-Bhuntar, carrying eight passengers and three crew members, among them Surendra Nath, Governor of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh along with his family members. While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered limited visibility due to cumulus when the aircraft struck trees and rocks and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the Kamrunag Mountain Range, about 18,5 km southeast of Sundar Nagar, some 50 km south of Kulu-Bhuntar Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused due to serious errors on the part of the flight crew by not strictly adhering to the VFR conditions for flight to Bhuntar Airfield. As a result, the aircraft after encountering cumulus clouds enroute, deviated from the pre-determined route and collided with the hilltop covered with clouds.
The contributed factors to the accident were:
- Existence of bad weather enroute with cumulus clouds in layers covering the hill tops;
- Pilots not conversant with the topography of the mountains in the region;
- Failure on the part of the flight crew not to refer and follow the maps of the region;
- Mental pressure on the pilot-in-command to complete the flight in time with a view to meet the subsequent flight commitments;
- Failure on the part of the copilot to bring out flight deviations to the notice of the commander,
- Disregard of procedures, regulations and instructions on part of the pilot,
- Operational decision.

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Crash of a Beechcraft 200 King Air in Kinshasa: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1994 at 0045 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

9Q-CTG

Flight Phase:

Executive/Corporate/Business

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Site:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Schedule:

Gbadolite - Kinshasa

MSN:

BB-629

YOM:

1980

Location:

Kinshasa-N'Djili

Kinshasa City Province

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Region:

Africa

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Following an uneventful flight from Gbadolite, the crew started a night approach to Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport. On short final, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck trees and crashed 3 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed, among them Mpinga Kasenda, Minister of Foreign Affairs by the Zaire Government, Patrice Mandoko Bingoto, General Manager of SNEL (Société Nationale d’Électricité) and two Tunisian diplomats.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200T Super King Air in Ipoh

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1993 at 1540 LT

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Operator:

Registration:

9M-CAM

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Flight Type:

Government

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Site:

MSN:

BT-10 (BB-563)

YOM:

1979

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After landing at Ipoh-Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, the twin engine aircraft veered off runway to the right, lost its undercarriage and came to rest near the fire brigade building. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air near Aminuis: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1993

Type of aircraft:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Operator:

Letabu Airways

Registration:

ZS-NEP

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Windhoek - Johannesburg

MSN:

BB-838

YOM:

1981

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While cruising at an altitude of 29,000 feet on a flight from Windhoek to Johannesburg, the twin engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located near Aminuis. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the loss of control could not be established.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Dagali: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1993 at 2002 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

LN-TSA

Flight Phase:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Schedule:

Bergen - Dagali

MSN:

BB-308

YOM:

1978

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5058

Captain / Total hours on type:

1330.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

686

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Aircraft flight hours:

4032

Aircraft flight cycles:

4787

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft was performing an on-demand taxi flight from Bergen to Dagali, carrying eight passengers and two pilots. The descent to Dagali Airport was completed visually by night and poor weather conditions with clouds down to 1,200 feet and a visibility near minima. On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft crashed in a hilly and snowy terrain located 5 km short of runway 26. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while seven other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

The crew failed to adhere to the published procedures and continued a visual approach in difficult conditions. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Poor weather conditions and limited visibility,
- The captain was also General Manager, Operations Manager, Instructor, flight manager and member of the board of the operator. Thus, he was reporting to himself in case of any safety issue,
- The crew was not sufficiently trained,
- Lack of crew coordination during the final stage of the flight.

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Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Ankara: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1993 at 1222 LT

Type of aircraft:

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Operator:

Registration:

10011

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

City

Schedule:

Güvercinlik - Diyarbakir

MSN:

BB-1411

YOM:

1991

Location:

Ankara

Country:

Turkey

Region:

Asia

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Shortly after takeoff from Güvercinlik AFB, while climbing in poor weather conditions, the crew reported engines problems and severe vibrations. He was cleared to divert to Ankara-Esenboğa Airport when the aircraft lost height and crashed on the parking of a post office located in the district of Yenimahalle in Ankara. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all five occupants were killed as well as one people on the ground, among them General Eşref Turgut Bitlis, Chief of the Turkish Police. At the time of the accident, visibility was limited to 1,500 metres due to snow falls with an OAT of -4° C.
Crew:
Yaşar Erian, pilot,
Yüzbaşı Tuğrul Sezginler, pilot.
Passengers:
Gen Eşref Turgut Bitlis,
Col Fahir Işık,
Sgt-Maj Emin Öner.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Surabaya

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1993

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

PK-TRB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

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