Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Sep 22, 2010, Montmagny
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on September 22, 2010 near Montmagny, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Gulls were ingested into the left...
- Date: September 22, 2010
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Gulls were ingested into the left engine during takeoff, causing power loss and loss of control. The takeoff was then aborted with insufficient runway remaining to stop, and the investigation also cited a non-working bird-deterrent cannon.
A Max Aviation King Air 100 was taking off from Montmagny on an IFR charter to Montreal with two pilots and four passengers when a flock of gulls was struck during rotation. The left engine lost power, the aircraft struck the runway left of centreline and the takeoff was aborted, but the aircraft overran the runway and stopped in a field. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was substantially damaged.