Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Dec 4, 1997, Webequie
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on December 4, 1997 near Webequie, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The descent was not arrested during the...
- Date: December 4, 1997
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Webequie, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The descent was not arrested during the flare, and the nose rose before the aircraft struck the runway. Residual ice and the crew's reliance on GPS, ADF and visual cues were noted but not established as causes.
A Bearskin Airlines Beech 99 on a scheduled flight from Fort Hope landed hard at Webequie after a flare that was not completed. The left wing spar broke and the left engine was found drooping during inspection at the terminal. There were no injuries.