Narrative:
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air sustained substantial damage in an accident near Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT), Tahiti. The airplane was taken on a post-maintenance test flight.
The pilot reported problems with the controls and the airplane crashed in a 70 feet deep lagoon.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 16 April 2004 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 King Air |
| Operator: | Air Archipels |
| Registration: | F-OHJL |
| MSN: | BB-1592 |
| First flight: | 1997 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT) ( French Polynesia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT/NTAA), French Polynesia |
| Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT/NTAA), French Polynesia |
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air sustained substantial damage in an accident near Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT), Tahiti. The airplane was taken on a post-maintenance test flight.
The pilot reported problems with the controls and the airplane crashed in a 70 feet deep lagoon.
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