Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, May 18, 2011, Bournemouth-Hurn
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on May 18, 2011 near Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Symptoms of symmetrical power...
- Date: May 18, 2011
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Symptoms of symmetrical power loss. The investigation found no fault in either engine and no fuel contamination, and could not determine the cause.
A privately operated Beechcraft 90 King Air with a pilot and one passenger climbed poorly after takeoff from Bournemouth for Manchester. The pilot turned back and made a forced landing in a field about 1.7 nm west of the Runway 08 threshold. Neither occupant was hurt, but the aircraft was substantially damaged and its landing gear collapsed.