Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Dec 22, 2000 (2 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on December 22, 2000 near Rangeley-Steven A. Bean, Maine, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: December 22, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Rangeley-Steven A. Bean, Maine, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering to land, which resulted in collision with terrain. Factors were the dark night, mountainous terrain, snow showers, clouds and the pilot's decision to cancel his IFR clearance (NTSB).
A Beechcraft Super King Air operated by Mountain Air Service on a night IFR flight from Portland to Rangeley, Maine, cancelled its instrument clearance about nine miles out after sighting the airport. It descended on a modified left base and struck a mountain about 100 feet below its summit, 7.9 miles from the airport. Both the pilot and passenger were killed.