Beechcraft 65 Queen Air crash, Sep 10, 1995 (12 killed)
Beechcraft 65 Queen Air accident on September 10, 1995 near West Point-Middle Peninsula, Virginia, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: September 10, 1995
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air
- Location: West Point-Middle Peninsula, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, including exceeding maximum gross weight and aft centre of gravity, and failure to maintain minimum control speed after a loss of power in one engine. Power loss on the right engine for undetermined reasons was a factor.
A Beechcraft 65 Queen Air operated by the Peninsula Sky Divers club was overloaded and carried a removed cabin door when it took off from West Point with 10 skydivers and a pilot. After an engine misfired on takeoff the aircraft lost control, dove and crashed into a residence, killing the 11 aboard and one person on the ground. A post-crash fire destroyed the engine accessory sections.