Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, May 8, 1989 (16 killed), Os...
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on May 8, 1989 near Oskarshamn, Småland, Sweden with 16 fatalities. Cause: The pilot could not counter a sudden nose up...
- Date: May 8, 1989
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Oskarshamn, Småland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot could not counter a sudden nose up pitch when the flaps were extended at high power, with the aircraft tail heavy and the crew having limited experience on the type.
A Holmstroem Flyg Beechcraft 99 operating Flight 314 from Stockholm Arlanda crashed on approach to Oskarshamn, Sweden, on 8 May 1989. The aircraft pitched up sharply when the flaps were lowered at high engine power and came down about 150 metres short of runway 19. All 16 people on board were killed.