Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Nov 23, 2008 (2 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on November 23, 2008 near Recife-Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil with 2 fatalities. Cause: Double engine failure...
- Date: November 23, 2008
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Recife-Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Double engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion, with poor flight planning, insufficient fuel uplift and failure to follow procedures as contributing factors.
A Super King Air charter from Teresina to Recife lost both engines on final approach because the tanks had run dry. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a residential area about 5 km from the runway. One pilot and one passenger were killed and eight others were injured.