Beechcraft 65 Queen Air crash, Jun 2, 1991, Leonardtown
Beechcraft 65 Queen Air accident on June 2, 1991 near Leonardtown, Maryland, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of power in one engine for...
- Date: June 2, 1991
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air
- Location: Leonardtown, Maryland, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of power in one engine for undetermined reasons; the NTSB found no evidence of mechanical malfunction.
A Queen Air carrying parachutists took off from Leonardtown, Maryland. Shortly after takeoff the left engine lost power, then failed completely and its propeller did not windmill. The pilot tried to return to the airport and then made a forced landing in a wheat field. All occupants got out before the airplane caught fire.