Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Nov 27, 2001 (4 killed), To...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on November 27, 2001 near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia with 4 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure shortly after...
- Date: November 27, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine failure shortly after takeoff. The ATSB's initiating event (compressor or power turbine blade release) is uncertain, and the reason the propeller was not feathered could not be determined.
The Eastland Air charter King Air's left engine failed just after takeoff from Toowoomba for Goondiwindi, and the propeller was not feathered. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed, and all four occupants died. The ATSB later said the engine failure may have started in the power turbine rather than the compressor turbine.