Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 25, 1988 (1 killed), Ea...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 25, 1988 near East Midlands, Leicestershire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was about...
- Date: January 25, 1988
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: East Midlands, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft was about 90 kg over maximum takeoff weight at Stansted, would have landed about 160 kg over maximum landing weight, and the steep impact angle suggests a dive after a stall.
A Beechcraft C90 King Air operated by National Airways was on a cargo flight from Stansted to East Midlands. It was carrying out a missed approach to runway 09 when its pilot called a go around, and it struck the ground right of the runway in a steep attitude, killing the pilot. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and the fire that followed.