Beechcraft 88 Queen Air crash, Jun 11, 1979, Seminole Texas
Beechcraft 88 Queen Air accident on June 11, 1979 near Seminole Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: In flight engine malfunction from a...
- Date: June 11, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 88 Queen Air
- Location: Seminole Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In flight engine malfunction from a cylinder assembly failure, leading to a wheels up landing (NTSB).
A Beechcraft 88 Queen Air (N707ED) operated by Eastern Distribution Inc. was on a single engine positioning flight from El Paso to Lubbock when its second engine failed. The crew made a belly landing in a desert area near Seminole, Texas, on 11 June 1979. Both occupants received minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.