At 0935 eastern time, a Beechcraft B200 struck a building while on approach to Fitchburg Municipal Airport, killing the two pilots and four passengers, and leaving one passenger seriously injured. One person inside the building received minor injuries. The airplane had been cleared for the GPS RWY 14 approach into Fitchburg. The airplanes radar track showed the airplane flew the approach accurately up to the point where it crossed the missed approach point. At that point, the pilot apparently flew a circling approach to runway 32 from very close to the runway. A witness said the airplane banked 90 degrees in a continuous turn from downwind to final at about 450 feet agl until the airplane stalled and dove to the ground.
April 04, Leominster, Mass. / Beechcraft King Air
At 0935 eastern time, a Beechcraft B200 struck a building while on approach to Fitchburg Municipal Airport, killing the two pilots and four passengers, and leaving one passenger seriously injured. One person inside the building received minor injuries. The airplane had been cleared for the GPS RWY 14 approach into Fitchburg. The airplanes radar track showed the airplane flew the approach accurately up to the point where it crossed the missed approach point. At that point, the pilot apparently flew a circling approach to runway 32 from very close to the runway. A witness said the airplane banked 90 degrees in a continuous turn from downwind to final at about 450 feet agl until the airplane s...
Key Takeaways:
- A Beechcraft B200 crashed into a building while approaching Fitchburg Municipal Airport, killing six people (two pilots, four passengers) and seriously injuring one passenger, with minor injuries to one person inside the building.
- The aircraft, cleared for a GPS RWY 14 approach, diverted from its path after the missed approach point to attempt a circling approach to RWY 32.
- A witness reported the airplane made a continuous 90-degree bank turn from downwind to final at approximately 450 feet above ground level before stalling and diving to the ground.
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