Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Apr 16, 2006 (3 killed), Gaines...
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on April 16, 2006 near Gainesville, Florida, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after takeoff for an...
- Date: April 16, 2006
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after takeoff for an undetermined reason; improper installation or malfunction of a homemade autopilot is possible but could not be confirmed.
A Beechcraft Duke on a private flight from Gainesville banked sharply left just after takeoff, rolled inverted, and dived into the airport terminal building, where it burned. All three people aboard died. Autopilot parts had been reinstalled shortly before the flight, but the wreckage was too fragmented to confirm whether the autopilot caused the loss of control.