Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, May 23, 2000, Pacifi...
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on May 23, 2000 near Pacific Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Physical incapacitation of the pilot after...
- Date: May 23, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Physical incapacitation of the pilot after exposure to the pesticide Dursban, which was mishandled before the flight.
A pilot who had sprayed the pesticide Dursban at home before the flight became physically incapacitated after a vapor exposure and vomited en route. The autopilot kept the aircraft level over the ocean. After regaining consciousness he found he was far offshore with almost no fuel, ditched at dusk and was rescued by a Navy helicopter. The aircraft was lost, but the pilot survived.