At 17:16 eastern time, a Beech B200 crashed 7.9 miles south of Rangeley Municipal Airport. The pilot and passenger were killed. The flight was en route from Portland and was cleared for the GPS A approach. At nine miles the pilot reported the airport in sight and canceled his IFR clearance. The pilot then radioed his wife, who was waiting at the airport, and told her he was on a base for Runway 32. Bad weather hindered the search, and the airplane was located the next morning on the southwest side of a 3,125-foot mountain, about 100 feet from the top.
Dec. 22, Rangeley, Maine / Beech King Air
At 17:16 eastern time, a Beech B200 crashed 7.9 miles south of Rangeley Municipal Airport. The pilot and passenger were killed. The flight was en route from Portland and was cleared for the GPS A approach. At nine miles the pilot reported the airport in sight and canceled his IFR clearance. The pilot then radioed his wife, who was waiting at the airport, and told her he was on a base for Runway 32. Bad weather hindered the search, and the airplane was located the next morning on the southwest side of a 3,125-foot mountain, about 100 feet from the top....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech B200 crashed 7.9 miles south of Rangeley Municipal Airport, resulting in the fatalities of both the pilot and passenger.
- The pilot had canceled his IFR clearance after reporting the airport in sight, shortly before communicating he was on base for Runway 32.
- The wreckage was located the following morning on a mountain, after bad weather had hindered the initial search efforts.
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