Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, May 1, 1979 (2 killed), She...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on May 1, 1979 near Sherrington Quebec, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Right wing detached in flight for undetermined...
- Date: May 1, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Sherrington Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Right wing detached in flight for undetermined reasons, after which the aircraft went out of control
On 1 May 1979 a Beechcraft 65-90 King Air (LJ-23) operated by the Canadian Government on a regional flight for Canada's Department of Transportation went out of control at about 1,700 feet and crashed on a prairie about 5 km northwest of Sherrington, Alberta. Both crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.