Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 August 2003
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft C-12F Huron (A200CF Super King Air)
Owner/operator: United States Army
Registration Number: 84-0169
Location: 11,3 km SW of Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Outer edge of wingsOuter edge of wings
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft C-12F Huron crashed into a farm storage building near Camp Humphreys/Desiderio AAF, Pyongtaek, Korea. The aircraft was undergoing a test flight after replacement stall strips had been fitted to the outer edge of wings. Failure to follow correct procedures when attempting to create stall conditions led to the aircraft entering an irrecoverable spin.A Beechcraft C-12F Huron crashed into a farm storage building near Camp Humphreys/Desiderio AAF, Pyongtaek, Korea. The aircraft was undergoing a test flight after replacement stall strips had been fitted to the outer edge of wings. Failure to follow correct procedures when attempting to create stall conditions led to the aircraft entering an irrecoverable spin.
Description
A Beechcraft C-12F Huron crashed into a farm storage building and caught fire, near Camp Humphreys/Desiderio AAF, Pyongtaek, Korea. The aircraft was undergoing a test flight after replacement stall strips had been fitted to outer edge of wings. Failure to follow correct procedures when attempting to create stall conditions led to the aircraft entering an irrecoverable spin.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttp://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Incorrect procedure during stall conditions creation resulted in an irrecoverable spin.Incorrect procedure during stall conditions creation resulted in an irrecoverable spin.Share on:
