What happened
During the early stages of flight departing from Millinocket, the aircraft encountered a simultaneous failure of both engines. This occurred while the plane was performing its initial climb following takeoff.
After the loss of power, the crew attempted to navigate the aircraft back toward the departure airport in Millinocket. However, due to the circumstances, the decision was made to perform an emergency landing in a nearby field instead of returning to the runway. The aircraft subsequently crash-landed approximately 3 miles west of the Millinocket airfield.
While the impact resulted in the aircraft being destroyed beyond repair, there were no casualties among the five crew members on board, all of whom escaped without injury.
Findings
The investigation determined that the primary factor in the accident was a double engine failure occurring during the climb phase.