Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Feb 2, 2007, Cape Gi...
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on February 2, 2007 near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The company pilot's...
- Date: February 2, 2007
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The company pilot's poor judgment: he turned the oxygen off before flight, used an unapproved checklist, and depressurised the aircraft for a windshield crack the manual did not require him to act on.
A King Air 200 at FL270 had its windshield crack, and the company pilot depressurised the cabin against the approved procedure. The oxygen system was switched off on the ground, so both pilots lost consciousness and the aircraft descended about 17,000 ft uncontrolled. The pilots recovered and landed safely at Cape Girardeau, and the aircraft was substantially damaged by the recovery loads.