Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 22, 1979 (2 killed), Le...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 22, 1979 near Leeville Louisiana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Uncontrolled descent and...
- Date: December 22, 1979
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Leeville Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Uncontrolled descent and in-flight airframe failure following the pilot's spatial disorientation. Contributing factors listed were exceeding design stress limits, an inadequate weather briefing and icing.
A Beechcraft King Air 90 operated by Hudson and Marshall flew at night from Houston toward Tampa. In icing conditions at cruising altitude the pilot became spatially disoriented, and the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and broke up in the air before falling into a lake near Leeville, Louisiana. Both occupants were killed.