Beechcraft 80 Queen Air crash, Apr 12, 2000 (3 killed), B...
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air accident on April 12, 2000 near Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Minas Gerais, Brazil with 3 fatalities....
- Date: April 12, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
- Location: Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine failure caused by inadequate lubrication and maintenance by the operator, with the pilot's limited experience on the type as a contributing factor.
A Beechcraft Queen Air operated by Cotercon Comercial on a private flight from Belo Horizonte to Sorocaba lost its left engine shortly after takeoff from Pampulha. The pilot lost control, and the aircraft crashed onto four houses near the airport. All three occupants and two people on the ground were injured; the three occupants were killed.