Beechcraft 1900C crash, Mar 16, 2004 (5 killed), Tonopah
Beechcraft 1900C accident on March 16, 2004 near Tonopah, Nevada, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Pilot incapacitation from sudden cardiac...
- Date: March 16, 2004
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900C
- Location: Tonopah, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot incapacitation from sudden cardiac death during the approach. Investigators also cited the pilot's concealed medical condition and inappropriate medications as a substantially contributing factor.
An Air Force Materiel Command Beechcraft 1900C on a support flight from Groom Lake to Tonopah, Nevada, crashed on 16 March 2004 during a circling approach at night. The pilot suffered sudden cardiac death during the turn, and the aircraft descended into the ground, broke up and burned. All five aboard were killed.