Beechcraft 80 Queen Air crash, Mar 11, 1979 (2 killed), N...
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air accident on March 11, 1979 near New Orleans Louisiana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot became lost and...
- Date: March 11, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
- Location: New Orleans Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot became lost and disoriented and the aircraft ran out of fuel, leading to a ditching (NTSB probable cause as summarised by ASN).
On 11 March 1979 a Beechcraft 80 Queen Air (N10QH) ditched off New Orleans, Louisiana, after running out of fuel. The flight had left Oklahoma City on a local check-out flight; the pilot became lost and disoriented and flew south for several hours. Two of the three occupants were killed.