Accidents
Preliminary Report: Prepurchase flight goes awry
BEECH 1900C, EAGLETON, ARK., DEC.

BEECH 1900C, EAGLETON, ARK., DEC. 9, 2002–The 1900C (N127YV), registered to and operated by Raytheon Aircraft Services of Wichita, crashed some nine miles short of its destination–Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (M39), Ark.

According to the NTSB the accident occurred at approximately 11:40 a.m. CDT. It took searchers almost two days to find and reach the wreckage, which was located in rugged mountainous terrain. All three occupants, including the two ATP-rated pilots, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. VMC prevailed and a VFR flight plan had been filed.

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