Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 16, 1979 (1 killed), Al...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 16, 1979 near Alief-Andrau Airpark (Houston) Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine malfunction...
- Date: January 16, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Alief-Andrau Airpark (Houston) Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine malfunction on approach for undetermined reasons; contributing factors were failure to maintain flying speed, the low ceiling and reduced visibility
On 16 January 1979 a Beechcraft C90 King Air (N88CR) on approach to Alief-Andrau Airpark in low cloud lost one engine. With insufficient airspeed the aircraft stalled and crashed. The pilot was killed and two other occupants were seriously injured. The NTSB investigated under report FTW79FA042.