Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, May 16, 2011, Atqasuk
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on May 16, 2011 near Atqasuk, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall during an...
- Date: May 16, 2011
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Atqasuk, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall during an instrument approach in icing after airspeed fell too low. Contributing factors were the pilot's fatigue and the operator's decision to fly without a formal risk assessment.
A North Slope Borough Beechcraft B200 air ambulance flew at night in icing to collect a patient at Atqasuk. Ice built up during the instrument approach, and the fatigued pilot let airspeed decay until the aircraft stalled and struck snow-covered terrain. The pilot and two medical personnel had minor injuries.