Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jul 21, 2002 (2 killed), Bl...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on July 21, 2002 near Bloomington, Illinois, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Control continuity...
- Date: July 21, 2002
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Bloomington, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. Control continuity and engine power were confirmed, but the reason for the left bank and inverted descent after takeoff was not established.
A Beechcraft King Air 90 on a private flight from Bloomington climbed to about 100 feet after takeoff, then veered left, entered a left bank and went inverted before hitting the ground nose low about a third of a mile from the runway end. Both occupants, a 60-year-old pilot and a 22-year-old rated passenger, were killed and the wreck burned.