Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 15, 2010, Les Eplatures
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 15, 2010 near Les Eplatures, Neuchâtel, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: The rejected takeoff was...
- Date: January 15, 2010
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Les Eplatures, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The rejected takeoff was started too late after the aircraft accelerated insufficiently, probably because of unintentional braking during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors included the pilot's limited experience on this type, an inadequate takeoff flap setting, and unfamiliarity with the short runway.
A King Air on a training flight from Neuchatel to Dole began its takeoff from runway 24. The airspeed stopped rising at about 88 knots and fell slightly, so the pilot rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft could not stop in the remaining runway and overran into concrete blocks and ILS equipment. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all four occupants were hurt.