Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Jun 7, 2010 (1 killed), Edenton
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on June 7, 2010 near Edenton, North Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Simulated engine failure initiated...
- Date: June 7, 2010
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Edenton, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Simulated engine failure initiated below minimum single-engine control speed, with the instructor's late full-power setting and limited recent experience in the type as contributing factors.
A Beechcraft Duke was on an instrument proficiency check when the flight instructor set up a simulated single-engine scenario below the minimum control speed during takeoff. The airplane veered left, rolled, and struck trees and terrain. The flight instructor was killed and the pilot was seriously injured.