Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Feb 20, 2020 (3 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on February 20, 2020 near Coleman, Texas, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Pilot's loss of control due to...
- Date: February 20, 2020
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Coleman, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation, with distraction by a popped circuit breaker and communications with air traffic control contributing
A Super King Air B200 left Abilene before dawn on an instrument flight to Harlingen and encountered freezing drizzle and icing in night instrument conditions. The pilot reported faulty deicing equipment and tried to return, then lost control and the airplane crashed near Lake Coleman, killing all three on board. The NTSB found spatial disorientation, with distraction by a popped circuit breaker and air traffic control communications as a contributing factor.