Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Jul 10, 2008 (9 killed), Pu...
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on July 10, 2008 near Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant (La Paloma), Región de Los Lagos, Chile with 9 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 10, 2008
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant (La Paloma), Región de Los Lagos, Chile
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in a stall during the return approach, caused by the pilot not using the manufacturer's recommended approach procedure and flying too close to stall speed with the cowling open. Contributing factors included an unchecked cowling during preflight and possible alcohol impairment of the pilot.
A Beechcraft 99 operated by Aerocord was climbing out of Puerto Montt for Melinka when the left engine cowling came unlatched. The pilot chose to return and land with the cowling still open, but the aircraft stalled on final approach about 1.5 km short of the runway. All nine people on board were killed when it crashed and was destroyed.