Beechcraft 80 Queen Air crash, Feb 4, 1985 (9 killed), So...
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air accident on February 4, 1985 near Soldotna, Alaska, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: In flight encounter with icing...
- Date: February 4, 1985
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
- Location: Soldotna, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In flight encounter with icing weather during the approach, with inadequate anti icing and deicing systems and inadequate company maintenance. Two deicing boots were missing from the propeller blades.
A North Pacific Airlines Beechcraft Queen Air (N50NP) on a scheduled flight from Anchorage to Soldotna was on approach in heavy icing when it struck high terrain about 1.5 miles from the airport. All nine people on board were killed.