Raytheon B200 accident near Melbourne, AU
On February 20, 2017, a Raytheon B200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Melbourne, AU. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 20, 2017
- Place
- Melbourne, AU
- Aircraft
- Raytheon B200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.734°S, 144.905°E
- NTSB ID
- 20170221X43832
NTSB summary
On February 20, 2017, at 2159 hours universal coordinated time (0859 hours Australian eastern daylight time on February 21, 2017), a Raytheon model B200 (King Air) airplane, Australian registration VH-ZCR, impacted a building and roadway shortly after takeoff from runway 17 (4,934 feet by 148 feet, asphalt) at Melbourne/Essendon Airport (YMEN), Victoria, Australia. A post-impact fire ensued. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The intended destination was the King Island Airport (YKII), Currie, Tasmania, Australia.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by or obtained from the government Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau PO Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608 Tel: +61 2 6257 4150 Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au Email: atsbinfo@atsb.gov.au
From Wikipedia
On 21 February 2017, at 8:59 am local time, a Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft operating a charter flight, carrying a pilot and four passengers bound for King Island, crashed seconds after taking off from Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia.
Four American passengers and the Australian pilot died in the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “2017 Essendon Airport Beechcraft King Air crash”, 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.
