Beechcraft 300 Super King Air crash, Feb 14, 2002 (2 killed)
Beechcraft 300 Super King Air accident on February 14, 2002 near Piz Sarsura, Graubünden, Switzerland with 2 fatalities. Cause: The crew lost...
- Date: February 14, 2002
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 300 Super King Air
- Location: Piz Sarsura, Graubünden, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew lost situational awareness while flying a visual approach to Samedan in critical weather, using an unsuitable technique, and collided with terrain.
A Super King Air on a flight from Poznan to Samedan switched from IFR to VFR and descended toward the Engadin valley in low cloud. It flew into the Piz Sarsura glacier while approaching Samedan from the mountains. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.