Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Dec 28, 1989 (2 killed), Erie
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on December 28, 1989 near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to ensure the...
- Date: December 28, 1989
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to ensure the aircraft carried enough fuel for the flight; an inoperative right fuel quantity gauge led to inaccurate fuel planning, and the aircraft stalled during an attempted emergency landing.
A Beechcraft 60 Duke (N478AD) on a local VFR flight from Erie, Pennsylvania, lost engine power after fuel starvation and stalled into a house about six miles from the airport while the pilot tried to reach the shoreline for an emergency landing. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.