Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Feb 26, 2004 (9 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on February 26, 2004 near Berkovići, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina with 9 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: February 26, 2004
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Berkovići, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew began the approach prematurely; poor approach planning, ignoring weather information and poor crew coordination contributed.
A Macedonian government Beechcraft 200 Super King Air carrying President Boris Trajkovski and officials from Skopje to Mostar struck a mountain slope near Berkovici on 26 February 2004. The crew started the approach prematurely in marginal weather at night. All nine aboard were killed in the impact and post-crash fire.