Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Dec 20, 1994 (2 killed), Oulu
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on December 20, 1994 near Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland with 2 fatalities. Cause: Incorrect refuelling with Jet A-1...
- Date: December 20, 1994
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Oulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect refuelling with Jet A-1 instead of Avgas 100LL, enabled by a chain of human errors and failed technical safeguards; the resulting engine knocking led to engine damage and loss of power.
A Beechcraft Duke on a private flight from Bremerhaven to Oulu was refuelled with Jet A-1 instead of avgas, a mix-up that went unnoticed during fuelling. After takeoff for Murmansk the crew reported problems and asked to return, and both engines stopped as the aircraft crashed in a forest near Oulu. The pilot died ten days later, and a passenger was killed at the scene.