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Beech Premier 1A. Destroyed. Two fatalities, one serious injury.
The aircraft had been exposed to high humidity and to ambient temperatures at and slightly below freezing while parked outside all night at the Annemasse airport in eastern France. The resulting frost accumulation on the aircraft caused an aerodynamic stall from which the pilot was unable to recover during takeoff the morning of March 4, 2013, according to the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA).
The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire. The pilot and a passenger occupying the right front seat were killed; a passenger seated in the rear of the cabin was s…
