Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Oct 30, 2014 (4 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on October 30, 2014 near Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States with 4 fatalities....
- Date: October 30, 2014
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mid-Continent), Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane after a reduction in left engine power and his application of inappropriate rudder input. Contributing were his failure to follow the emergency procedures for an engine failure during takeoff and the left engine power reduction, whose cause could not be determined.
On 30 October 2014 a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, N52SZ, was taking off from Wichita Mid Continent Airport on a repositioning flight to Mena, Arkansas. After the pilot reported losing the left engine, the aircraft turned left, descended and struck a building housing a FlightSafety International training center. The pilot and three people in the building were killed, six others were injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The NTSB found the pilot failed to maintain lateral control after a left engine power reduction.