Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Sep 30, 2001 (8 killed), Ma...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on September 30, 2001 near Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India with 8 fatalities. Cause: Severe updrafts in thunderstorm...
- Date: September 30, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe updrafts in thunderstorm activity, followed by an abrupt manoeuvre and a spiral dive that caused in-flight breakup from aerodynamic overload.
A King Air flying from New Delhi to Kanpur encountered severe turbulence in thunderstorm activity at cruise altitude. It entered an uncontrolled spiral dive, broke up in the air and crashed in a field near Mainpuri. All eight aboard died, including politician Madhavrao Scindia.