Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Oct 27, 2011 (2 killed), V...
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on October 27, 2011 near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: The left oil reservoir cap was...
- Date: October 27, 2011
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The left oil reservoir cap was likely left unsecured and was not caught by a complete preflight inspection. The pilot then likely applied power only to the right engine at low airspeed, causing a loss of directional control. Impact damage and electrical arcing then started fires.
A Northern Thunderbird Air King Air 100 turned back to Vancouver after an oil leak on a scheduled flight to Kelowna. On final approach at low height it suddenly banked left and pitched nose down, hitting the ground and burning just outside the airport fence. Two pilots died and the passengers were seriously injured.