Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Jan 1, 2004, Terrace Bay
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on January 1, 2004 near Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The left wing contacted a snowbank...
- Date: January 1, 2004
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The left wing contacted a snowbank beside the runway during the takeoff roll, in poor lighting and contrast on a contaminated runway.
A King Air ambulance-type flight took off at dusk from a runway with loose snow and ice patches, with banks of snow close to the edge. The left wing struck a snowbank, the aircraft veered off the runway and came to rest in snow with its nose gear sheared off. Both pilots were uninjured.