Hawker Beechcraft Corp. A100 accident near Quebec City, CA
On June 23, 2010, a Hawker Beechcraft Corp. A100 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Quebec City, CA. 7 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 23, 2010
- Place
- Quebec City, CA
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft Corp. A100 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.795°N, 71.438°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100623X20145
Official records · CEN10RA337
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 23, 2010, approximately 0558 eastern daylight time, a Canadian-registered Hawker Beechcraft Corp. A100 multiengine airplane, C-FGIN, operated by Aeropro as Aeropro flight 20, was destroyed when it collided with terrain after takeoff from runway 30 (5,700 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport , near Québec City, Québec, Canada. A postimpact ground fire occurred. A pilot reported that there was a problem with the right engine and that the airplane could not climb. The two pilots and five passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for the Sept-Îles Airport, near Sept-Îles, Québec, Canada. The investigation of this accident is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident can be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Québec, Canada J8X 4B7 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Government of Canada.
From Wikipedia
On 23 June 2010, a Beechcraft A100 King Air operating as Aéropro Flight 201, a regional flight in Quebec, Canada, from Quebec City Airport to Natashquan Airport, with a stopover in Sept-Îles Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff from Quebec City Airport, killing all seven people on board.
The investigation on the accident found out that engine problems, and the errors made by the pilots in handling them, were the cause of the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Aéropro Flight 201”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
