Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Aug 24, 2001 (1 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on August 24, 2001 near Piqua, Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a...
- Date: August 24, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Piqua, Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a visual landing in instrument conditions and failure to maintain adequate altitude, resulting in a collision with trees. Ground fog was a factor.
The King Air pilot tried to make a visual approach into Piqua in dense ground fog, circled the airport for about 20 minutes without seeing the runway lights, and then descended into trees about 2,000 feet from the threshold. The aircraft was engulfed in fire after impact. The wreckage showed no pre-impact malfunction.