Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Oct 3, 2015 (2 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on October 3, 2015 near Stapleford, Essex, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: AAIB: on the balance of...
- Date: October 3, 2015
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Stapleford, Essex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: AAIB: on the balance of probabilities the pilot lost control of the aircraft due to medical incapacitation, and the additional crew member was unable to recover it in the height available; the aircraft was not fitted with terrain awareness equipment.
On 3 October 2015 a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, G BYCP, took off from Stapleford Aerodrome in Essex on a noncommercial flight to RAF Brize Norton with two crew. It climbed, turned and descended into trees about 1.8 nm southwest of the aerodrome in poor visibility, killing both occupants. The AAIB concluded that the pilot was probably incapacitated and recommended terrain awareness warning systems.