Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 10, 1978 (5 killed), Ya...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 10, 1978 near Yazoo City Mississippi, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure on final...
- Date: January 10, 1978
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Yazoo City Mississippi, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure on final approach due to improper maintenance, with excessive wear in the accessory drive assembly bearing and shaft (NTSB report MIA78FA031).
A Mississippi Charter Beechcraft 90 King Air (N388MC) lost an engine on final approach to Yazoo City-Barrier Field, Mississippi, and descended uncontrolled into a house short of the runway. All five occupants were killed and there were no injuries on the ground.