Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Jan 27, 2001 (10 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on January 27, 2001 near Byers, Colorado, United States with 10 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's spatial...
- Date: January 27, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Byers, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation after failing to maintain positive manual control with the available instruments, with loss of AC electrical power during instrument conditions as a contributing factor.
A Super King Air 200 carrying Oklahoma State University basketball personnel departed Jefferson County Airport in instrument conditions and crashed in rolling terrain near Strasburg, Colorado. The pilot lost control through spatial disorientation after the loss of AC electrical power. All 10 occupants were killed in the impact and post-crash fire.