Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Apr 4, 2003 (6 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on April 4, 2003 near Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's low altitude...
- Date: April 4, 2003
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's low altitude maneuver with an excessive bank angle and his failure to maintain airspeed, which caused an inadvertent stall and collision with a building. The pilot's impairment from prescription medications was a factor.
A FS Corsair Beechcraft 200 Super King Air on a charter from New York LaGuardia to Fitchburg flew steep turns on the approach in mist and a low cloud ceiling. It stalled and dove into a building. The pilot was taking prescription medications that impaired him, which was not disclosed on his medical application. Six of the seven occupants were killed.