Beechcraft 80 Queen Air crash, May 16, 2005 (10 killed)
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air accident on May 16, 2005 near Meseta del Guenguel, Santa Cruz, Argentina with 10 fatalities. Cause: Probably loss of control...
- Date: May 16, 2005
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
- Location: Meseta del Guenguel, Santa Cruz, Argentina
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Probably loss of control after heavy ice accumulation, according to the summaries found. The official Argentine report was not checked directly.
A Queen Air on a charter from Coyhaique to Chile Chico, with a stop at Balmaceda, disappeared from radar about 16 minutes after leaving Balmaceda. The wreckage was found later that afternoon on the Meseta del Guenguel in Santa Cruz province. All 10 occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.