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Crash of a Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air in Woleai

Date & Time: Jul 12, 2024 at 1110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N44MA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Woleai – Colonia
MSN:
LD-412
YOM:
1969
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Woleai Island Airport in rain, the twin engine airplane veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt nearby a wooded area. All nine occupants escaped unhurt. It is believed that the airplane was en route to Colonia on a taxi flight.