Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Aug 20, 2020 (1 killed)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on August 20, 2020 near Rockford-Greater Rockford, Illinois, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot failed...
- Date: August 20, 2020
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Rockford-Greater Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot failed to maintain airplane control after a reduction of thrust in the left engine during takeoff. Reason for the thrust reduction not determined.
A King Air 200 on a positioning flight to DuPage Airport lost control shortly after takeoff from Rockford runway 19. It turned left into a steep bank, left the runway and struck the ground, followed by a fire, killing the sole pilot. The NTSB found the pilot failed to maintain control after a reduction of thrust in the left engine, the reason for which could not be determined.