Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Oct 27, 1979 (10 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on October 27, 1979 near San Ysidro California, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled collision...
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: San Ysidro California, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled collision with the ground on final approach due to improper IFR operation, with low ceiling and fog.
A Mexican Attorney General's office (PGR) Beechcraft 200 Super King Air flying from Monterrey to Tijuana struck a power pole on final approach in low ceiling and fog and crashed in flames short of the runway threshold, on US territory. All 10 occupants were killed.