Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jul 26, 1990 (5 killed), Wo...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on July 26, 1990 near Wondai, Queensland, Australia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The official investigation could not...
- Date: July 26, 1990
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Wondai, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The official investigation could not conclusively establish the circumstances. Probable factors listed included the pilot's possible unawareness of human factors in dark night take-offs (BASI report B/901/1047).
A privately owned Beechcraft King Air E90 (VH-LFH) took off at night from runway 36 at Wondai, Queensland, on a flight from Cairns to Camden. It struck the ground 600 m beyond the end of the runway in a wings level descent at high speed. Five of the six occupants were killed, one passenger survived with serious injuries, and the aircraft broke up and burned.