Chesterfield - Osage Beach

On October 25, 2001 at 03:38 PM, Chesterfield - Osage Beach experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Williams Patent Crusher %26 Pulverizer Company, with the event recorded near Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis Missouri.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The Beech 200 was substantially damaged during an aborted landing. The winds were gusting in excess of the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind component. A witness reported finding landing gear strut pieces on the runway after the Beech 200's landing attempt. The flight then aborted the landing and continued on to its originating airport where the airplane veered off the runway and damaged airport property during its landing.

Aircraft reference details include registration N200RW, MSN BB-242, year of manufacture 1977.