Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Mar 11, 1989 (5 killed), Manassas
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on March 11, 1989 near Manassas, Virginia, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after the pilot failed...
- Date: March 11, 1989
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Manassas, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after the pilot failed to keep minimum control speed following a partial loss of power in the left engine, with his inexperience in the type and an over maximum gross weight condition as contributing factors.
A 1973 Beechcraft A60 Duke operated by RTS Service left Manassas Regional Airport for Wilmington, Delaware on 11 March 1989. After a partial loss of power in the left engine the aircraft climbed slowly in a turn, then dropped its nose, rolled inverted and struck the ground, killing all five occupants. The aircraft was overweight at the time.