Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Sep 23, 1985 (14 killed), S...
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on September 23, 1985 near Staunton, Virginia, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: Navigational error by the...
- Date: September 23, 1985
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Staunton, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Navigational error by the flight crew from using the wrong navigation facility and failing to monitor the flight instruments, according to the NTSB (AAR 86 07).
Henson Airlines Flight 1517, a Beech 99 operated for Piedmont Commuter, crashed while approaching Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport near Grottoes, Virginia, on 23 September 1985. All 14 people aboard, two pilots and twelve passengers, were killed.