Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 25, 1975 (5 killed), Wa...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 25, 1975 near Washington DC District of Columbia, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB...
- Date: January 25, 1975
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Washington DC District of Columbia, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the accident to an unauthorized descent below the published minimum altitude during an instrument approach in instrument conditions, with the reason left undetermined (report AAR76-04).
A King Air on a VOR/DME approach to Washington National descended below the minimum altitude in low cloud and struck a radio antenna. It crashed in flames on the American University campus, killing all five people aboard.