Beechcraft 1900C crash, Dec 9, 2002 (3 killed), Eagleton
Beechcraft 1900C accident on December 9, 2002 near Eagleton, Arkansas, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: December 9, 2002
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C
- Location: Eagleton, Arkansas, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance and altitude above rapidly rising terrain on a VFR approach, with the terrain obscured by clouds and fog.
A Raytheon Beech 1900C (N127YV) on a ferry flight from Wichita to Mena, Arkansas, descended on a visual approach in fog and collided with a ridge about 200 ft below its top, eight miles from the destination. All three occupants were killed. The GPS installation was incomplete and restricted to VFR use, and the minimum altitudes depicted on the chart did not reflect the rising terrain.