 A Beechcraft Super King Air 200, similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 24, 2004 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain in inclement weather[1] |
| Site | Stuart, Virginia, USA |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft Super King Air 200 |
| Operator | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Registration | N501RH |
| Flight origin | Concord Regional Airport Concord, North Carolina |
| Destination | Blue Ridge Airport Martinsville, Virginia |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 10 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On October 24, 2004, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 aircraft, registered N501RH[2] and owned by NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports, crashed into mountainous terrain in Stuart, Virginia, during a missed approach to Blue Ridge Airport in Martinsville, Virginia. The aircraft was transporting eight passengers and two flight crew to Martinsville so they could attend the NASCAR event at Martinsville Speedway that afternoon.
All ten people on board were killed; among them, members of the Hendrick family including John Hendrick, president of Hendrick Motorsports, his twin daughters, and Ricky Hendrick, former Busch Series driver and heir to the Hendrick empire.[3][4] Hendrick Motorsports staff involved includes Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, General Manager Jeff Turner, and chief engine builder Randy Dorton. The pilots were Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison. Other passengers include Joe Jackson, an executive at DuPont and Scott Lathram, Tony Stewart's pilot.
- ^ NTSB. "Controlled Flight Into Terrain, Beech King Air 200, N501RH, Stuart, Virginia, October 24, 2004" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "FAA Registry (N501RH)". Federal Aviation Administration.
- ^ The Martinsville Plane Crash, October 25, 2004. Accessed August 9, 2006.
- ^ "Ten die in crash of Hendrick plane". Usatoday.Com. October 26, 2004. Retrieved August 9, 2012.