KA road landing kills motorist Canada 8/20/2026

[Let'sgoflying!]

One dead as plane makes emergency landing on B.C. road, crashing into cars

PRINCE GEORGE — Police say one person is dead after a twin-engine plane made an emergency landing on a road in Prince George, B.C., crashing into cars and scattering debris including a propeller.

toronto.citynews.ca

 

[M20K]

Anyone have any more info? Why did a twin need to make an off airport landing? (Yes, I know it can happen, but not nearly as common as a single engine.)

 

[WDD]

Anyone have any more info? Why did a twin need to make an off airport landing? (Yes, I know it can happen, but not nearly as common as a single engine.)

I initially thought it was a light twin, but this appears to be a Beech King Air 200. So yes, what would kill both engines on such a substantial plane?

 

[Rick A]

I initially thought it was a light twin, but this appears to be a Beech King Air 200. So yes, what would kill both engines on such a substantial plane?

Gee... we can only wonder... and I presume there was no fire, either.

 

[Kenny Phillips]

I initially thought it was a light twin, but this appears to be a Beech King Air 200. So yes, what would kill both engines on such a substantial plane?

This wouldn't be the first empty tank KA in recent years.
Let's hope not.
About 4 nm from an airport.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

some reports say they lost #1 enroute
still, that’s well below the se svc ceiling

 

[ionel]

So yes, what would kill both engines on such a substantial plane?

... no go juice?

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

... no go juice?

i think the current PC term is air-contaminated tanks

 

[WDD]

Gee... we can only wonder... and I presume there was no fire, either.

Yeah - I know. But it’s just hard to wrap my head around the idea someone who can fly a King Air would fly it out of gas.

 

[M20K]

Gee... we can only wonder... and I presume there was no fire, either.

Regretfully, probably on the mark. Though fuel contamination and just no fire could also be a possibility.

 

[nauga]

Regretfully, probably on the mark. Though fuel contamination and just no fire could also be a possibility.

There were a few people trying to rationalize this one as fuel exhaustion due to pilot error as well. https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/netjets-680-down-on-highway-in-laredo.154392

Prelim for the above accident (not the subject of this thread) as of this post date: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203191/pdf

There are "strong indications" (prelim only so far) that they were incorrect, and what seems to be the likely cause was improbable but happened all the same.

Nauga,
who ain't guessing

 

[M20K]

There are "strong indications" (prelim only so far) that they were incorrect, and what seems to be the likely cause was improbable but happened all the same.

It is always interesting to find out what they ultimately find. We may be sitting in the pilot seat when it happens one day... you never know.