Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 2, 1989 (2 killed), Rui...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 2, 1989 near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control due to pilot...
- Date: December 2, 1989
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control due to pilot disorientation during a non precision instrument approach; the pilot's limited instrument and multi engine experience and the adverse weather contributed.
A Beechcraft F90 King Air (N9PU) on a flight from Carlsbad, California to Ruidoso, New Mexico, went into a near vertical dive out of low cloud after the pilot became disoriented while circling near the NDB during a non precision instrument approach. Both occupants were killed.