Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Mar 16, 2011 (5 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on March 16, 2011 near Long Beach, California, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of directional...
- Date: March 16, 2011
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of directional control after a momentary left engine power loss during the initial climb, most likely from water in the fuel that was not drained during preflight. The pilot had no full-motion simulator training in the King Air.
A King Air 200 took off from Long Beach with six people aboard. Shortly after lift-off the left engine lost power for a moment, the aircraft yawed, dropped its nose and crashed about 1,500 feet from the runway midpoint, where a fire consumed the fuselage. Five people were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.