Beechcraft 300 Super King Air crash, Aug 26, 2000 (3 killed)
Beechcraft 300 Super King Air accident on August 26, 2000 near Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: August 26, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 300 Super King Air
- Location: Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain during a turn onto final approach at night toward an airport restricted to daytime operations, according to the Mexican SCT report.
A Mexican government Beechcraft 300 Super King Air left Hermosillo at night for Ensenada with two pilots and one passenger. On the final turn toward Ensenada, an airport that operates only in daylight, it struck a mountain slope about 14 km from the airport. All three occupants were killed.