Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Aug 25, 1980, Kotzebue-Ralp...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on August 25, 1980 near Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: August 25, 1980
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled collision with water during the initial approach due to improper IFR operation. The pilot misjudged altitude and clearance and descended below minimum IFR altitude to VFR conditions over water.
A Beechcraft King Air 90 operated by Crowley Maritime Corporation struck the water short of the runway threshold during the initial approach to Kotzebue in good weather. The pilot had descended below minimum IFR altitude over water. All six occupants were rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.