Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Aug 16, 2002 (4 killed), Jerago...
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on August 16, 2002 near Jerago con Orago, Lombardy, Italy with 4 fatalities. Cause: Poor fuel system management by the...
- Date: August 16, 2002
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Jerago con Orago, Lombardy, Italy
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Poor fuel system management by the pilot, including an insufficiently rich mixture, caused both engines to fail. The pilot then did not keep adequate airspeed and the aircraft stalled at a height that left no room for recovery.
A Beechcraft Duke operated by a private owner lost both engines in flight after a fuel management problem, while on a flight from Nice to Locarno. The pilot was unable to maintain speed and the aircraft stalled at low altitude, then crashed near-vertically in woodland near Milan-Malpensa. All four occupants died.