Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Dec 22, 2015 (10 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on December 22, 2015 near New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India with 10...
- Date: December 22, 2015
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: New Delhi-Indira Gandhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: AAIB India: Pilot error; the autopilot was engaged without selecting heading mode just after liftoff in poor foggy conditions, and corrective action was not taken to control the progressive increase in left bank, allowing a 180 degree turn and impact with terrain.
A Border Security Force Beechcraft Super King Air 200 took off from Delhi Indira Gandhi International for Ranchi with 10 people on board on 22 December 2015. Shortly after takeoff in fog it turned left through about 180 degrees while losing height, struck trees and the airport perimeter wall, and burned. All 10 occupants were killed, and the AAIB India findings attributed the accident to pilot error involving the autopilot.