Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Jul 7, 1987 (2 killed), Santa Rosa
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on July 7, 1987 near Santa Rosa, California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate...
- Date: July 7, 1987
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which led to a stall (NTSB as recorded by ASN).
A Beechcraft 60 Duke took off from the Santa Rosa Sonoma County Airport in California on 7 July 1987 on a planned flight to South Lake Tahoe. A fuel filler cap that was not properly seated came off at rotation, and the aircraft stalled on final approach and struck the pavement short of the runway. Both occupants, the pilot and his wife, were killed.