Beechcraft H18 crash, Feb 9, 2007 (1 killed), Great Bend
Beechcraft H18 accident on February 9, 2007 near Great Bend, Kansas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot failed to maintain aircraft...
- Date: February 9, 2007
- Aircraft: Beechcraft H18
- Location: Great Bend, Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain aircraft control during the missed approach, causing an inadvertent stall. Icing conditions were a contributing factor.
A Beech H18 cargo flight from Wichita was flying the ILS to runway 35 at Great Bend in icing conditions. The pilot made a missed approach, lost control in the climb and struck terrain nose-low, with ice on the leading edges. The sole pilot died.