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Crash of a Beechcraft C90 King Air in Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 2010 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Registration:
F-BVTB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Aix-les-Milles - Aix-les-Milles
MSN:
LJ-579
YOM:
1973
Location:
Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon
Bouches-du-Rhône
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
9925
Captain / Total hours on type:
2100.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
499
Copilot / Total hours on type:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
9716
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Aix-les-Milles Airport at 1520LT on a local training flight. The crew was cleared to fly between 5,000 and 6,000 feet. The aircraft overflew successively Marseille and Toulon then passed over Le Castellet. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 feet and at a speed of 110 knots, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, dove into the ground with a rate of descent of 6,000 feet per minute and crashed in a near vertical position in a rocky zone located in the Sainte-Victoire Mountain Range, near Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both occupants were killed, one instructor and one pilot under supervision.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during an exercise at low speed and certainly in a single engine configuration.
Contributory factors:
- No reference methods to conduct the exercise, for instructors on this type of aircraft,
- Exercise conducted in a height which insufficient margin and lower than the one recommended by the manufacturer,
- Insufficient vigilance on part of the instructor (however with unanimous recognized skills) but whose instruction on Beechcraft King Air 90 could not be established.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft A90 King Air in Montpellier: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 2004 at 0933 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Registration:
F-GVRM
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Montpellier - Montpellier
MSN:
LJ-121
YOM:
1966
Location:
Montpellier-Méditerranée
Hérault
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
12184
Captain / Total hours on type:
2610.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
256
Copilot / Total hours on type:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
6872
Aircraft flight cycles:
6816
Circumstances:
The crew departed Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport at 0802LT for a local training flight with TRI, one TRE and one pilot under supervision. Following a touch and go on runway 31R, the instructor decided to reduce the power on the right engine and to perform a low pass over the runway. Then the aircraft turned to the left, lost height, rolled to the left and crashed in a pond located to the right of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the result of the crew losing control of the aircraft after a go-around. It is likely that this was the result of inadequate management of the flight controls while performing a one engine go-around and a too late a reaction from the examiner (TRE). The examiner's recent lack of experience in instruction on BE90 and his right-front position may have contributed to the accident. No technical anomalies was found on the aircraft and the loss of control occurred at low altitude.
Final Report:
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