Crash of a Beechcraft B200C Super King Air in Normanton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 2026 at 1935 LT
Operator:
Registration:
VH-PUY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Doomadgee - Normanton - Cairns
MSN:
BL-41
YOM:
1981
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After 4 passengers disembarked the aircraft on a flight from Doomadgee, the pilot planned to conduct a flight from Normanton to Cairns, Queensland. Shortly after takeoff from Normanton Airport's Runway 32, the twin engine airplane collided with terrain and a post-impact fire ensued. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air in Southend: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 2025 at 1557 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PH-ZAZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Southend - Lelystad
MSN:
BB-1478
YOM:
1994
Flight number:
SUZ1
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 05 at Southend Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane rolled to the left then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a grassy area nearby the runway, bursting into flames. The airplane was returning to its base in Lelystad following an ambulance flight from Athens to Southend with an intermediate stop in Pula. All four occupants, two pilots, one doctor and one nurse were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Kanyemba

Date & Time: Jun 18, 2025
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-TAE
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
BB-704
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Harare-Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport on a charter flight to a safari camp, carrying eight tourists and two pilots. En route, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in Kanyemba, north Zimbabwe, near the borders with Mozambique and Zambia. Upon landing on rough terrain, the airplane lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Buckingham

Date & Time: May 20, 2024 at 1103 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N762MC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Buckingham - Buckingham
MSN:
BJ-16
YOM:
1980
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from runway 32 at Buckingham Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway to the left, lost its nose gear and left main gear and came to rest. Both crew members evacuated safely.