Beechcraft 300 Super King Air crash, Jan 23, 2017 (2 killed)
Beechcraft 300 Super King Air accident on January 23, 2017 near Tucson, Arizona, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot exceeded the...
- Date: January 23, 2017
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 300 Super King Air
- Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, causing an aerodynamic stall. The pilot's impairment by a combination of psychoactive substances contributed to the accident.
On 23 January 2017 a Beechcraft 300 Super King Air took off from Tucson on a private cross country flight with the pilot and one passenger aboard. Shortly after leaving the runway it stalled, rolled and inverted, and struck terrain on airport property. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.