French BEA: Ice on Wings Brought Down Premier
This was one of four Premier accidents in 2013 that took a total of 11 lives.

The French BEA accident investigation branch determined that the pilot’s failure to de-ice before departure led to the takeoff crash of a Beechcraft Premier in France on March 4 last year that killed the pilot and one passenger. This was one of four Premier accidents last year that took a total of 11 lives. According to the BEA report, the pilot’s “insufficient appreciation” of the risks associated with ground-ice led him to take off with ice on the wings, which “caused the aerodynamic stall of the airplane and the loss of control shortly after liftoff.”

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