Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Jun 14, 1999, Thunder Bay
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on June 14, 1999 near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of pitch control after the...
- Date: June 14, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of pitch control after the stabilizer trim actuators came disconnected because they had been improperly reinstalled during pre-flight maintenance. The crew chief inspection did not ensure correct assembly.
A Thunder Airlines King Air charter pitched steeply up after takeoff from Thunder Bay, rolled left and dropped to the ground inside the airport. The cabin stayed intact and all three passengers and two pilots escaped without injury, though the aircraft was destroyed. A fuel-fed fire was quickly put out by airport rescue crews.