Senator Paul Welstone
Date: | October 25, 2002 |
Location: | Eveleth, Minnesota |
Aircraft: | King Air A-100 |
Reg: | N41BE |
Airline: | - |
Flight No: | - |
Fatalities: | 8 : 8 |
Crashed 2 miles from Eveleth Municipal Airport while attempting to land in freezing rain and light snow. Wellstone, along with his wife, daughter and 3 staff members killed while campaigning. Pilot error in flying the plane too slowly on the approach until it stalled. All 8 aboard killed. |