Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Jan 30, 2019 (2 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on January 30, 2019 near Whatì, Northwest Territories, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: The left attitude...
- Date: January 30, 2019
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Whatì, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The left attitude indicator failed in flight after departure with the right indicator inoperative, and the crew did not effectively manage the risk, leading to loss of control.
An Air Tindi King Air 200 on a positioning flight from Yellowknife to Whatì lost control during its initial descent into Whatì and struck terrain about 21 nautical miles from the airport. Both crew members were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The TSB found that the left attitude indicator failed in flight after the crew had departed with the right one already inoperative, and that the crew did not effectively manage that risk.