Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Apr 16, 2004, Papeete
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on April 16, 2004 near Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia with no fatalities. Cause: Under investigation. A...
- Date: April 16, 2004
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Under investigation. A gendarmerie air transport investigation was opened; its conclusions were not found.
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air of Air Archipels was on a post-maintenance test flight from Papeete-Faa'a when the pilot reported control problems shortly after takeoff. Unable to maintain control, he ditched a few hundred metres offshore in the lagoon. The aircraft sank in about 21 metres of water, and both occupants swam ashore.