Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Aug 12, 1985, Quinlan
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on August 12, 1985 near Quinlan, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Both pilots failed to maintain...
- Date: August 12, 1985
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Quinlan, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both pilots failed to maintain adequate visual separation; the N100HC pilot planned a simulated emergency descent on a low altitude airway that overlapped the cruising altitude of N33177.
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air N100HC collided in midair with N33177 near Quinlan, Texas, on 12 August 1985 at about 10:15 local time. The collision separated part of N33177 wing and empennage, causing an uncontrolled descent, and both pilots of the Beech were reported unhurt.