Crash of a Beechcraft 65-90 King Air near Sherrington: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 1, 1979
Operator:
Registration:
C-FCAS
Survivors:
No
MSN:
LJ-23
YOM:
1965
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a regional flight on behalf of the Department of Transportation of Canada. While cruising at an altitude of 1,700 feet, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a prairie located about 5 km northwest of Sherrington. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Elements of the right wight detached in flight for undetermined reasons.
