Beechcraft 100 King Air crash, Dec 19, 2012 (2 killed), L...
Beechcraft 100 King Air accident on December 19, 2012 near Libby, Montana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot likely became...
- Date: December 19, 2012
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 100 King Air
- Location: Libby, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot likely became geographically disoriented at night and failed to keep enough altitude to clear terrain, with his decision to fly at night despite a known visual limitation as a contributing factor.
A King Air 100 flown by a pilot without a valid certificate cancelled its IFR plan about 7 miles from Libby and tried to land at night in sparsely lit, cloudy conditions. It turned over the town, re-entered cloud and struck trees on downsloping terrain about 2 miles north of the airport. Both occupants were killed and the airframe showed no mechanical failure.