Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Jun 15, 2011, Blountville
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on June 15, 2011 near Blountville, Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Encounter with convectively...
- Date: June 15, 2011
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Blountville, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Encounter with convectively induced turbulence and icing, causing an in-flight upset and loss of control. The effect of icing on the start of the upset could not be determined.
A Beechcraft King Air 100 positioning from Bridgewater to Wichita was at FL200 in instrument conditions when it met moderate turbulence and severe icing near a developing thunderstorm area. The airplane entered an uncommanded roll and dive, and the outboard third of the left elevator separated in flight. The pilot leveled at 8,000 feet and landed without further incident.