Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Aug 9, 2001, Sanders...
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on August 9, 2001 near Sandersville-Kaolin, Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot in...
- Date: August 9, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Sandersville-Kaolin, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot in command failed to maintain airspeed during the approach, causing an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into the ground.
The Super King Air made two missed approaches in low ceilings, then re-launched and flew a GPS circling approach. The captain turned to line up for the runway and the aircraft stalled at low altitude, striking the ground beside the runway. Two pilots and three passengers received minor injuries and one passenger was seriously hurt.