Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor crash, Sep 13, 2001 (3 killed)
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor accident on September 13, 2001 near Swan Lake, Yukon, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: The meat was loaded onto a slippery...
- Date: September 13, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
- Location: Swan Lake, Yukon, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The meat was loaded onto a slippery surface and not secured. It shifted rearward during takeoff, causing loss of pitch control and an aerodynamic stall. The centre of gravity was likely at or aft of the aft limit before engine start.
A privately operated Beech UC-45J left an outfitter's strip at Swan Lake with about 800 lb of moose and caribou meat that was not adequately secured. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft climbed steeply, yawed and banked left, and dove into Pleasant Creek, where it burned. All three aboard died.