The wreckage of a King Air turboprop aircraft reported missing last Wednesday 22nd March has been found in Southern Chile, Sunday 25th local time. The bodies of 7 of the 8 occupants were located in the wreckage, with a 3rd occupant yet to be located, but is likely to be deceased. It is understood the pilot reported an in-flight emergency, and radar contact was subsequently lost as the aircraft descended. The King Air B350 is a stretched version of the renowned B200 line of aircraft - both series enjoying an excellent worldwide safety record. Further details are known at this time, but will be released upon further investigation.
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Archive · 26 March 2012
Beech King Air 350 crashes in South America - 8 dead
This post was originally published on aircrashreport.com and has been restored from the Internet Archive. It represents reporting at the time of publication.
