Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jul 17, 1994 (5 killed), Aj...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on July 17, 1994 near Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France with 5 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left engine during initial...
- Date: July 17, 1994
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the left engine during initial climb for reasons not determined in the sources; the subsequent stall in the turn back is recorded.
A French civil security King Air on a survey flight lost its left engine just after takeoff from Ajaccio. The pilot retracted the gear, turned back toward the runway, stalled and crashed on the Capitello beach, where the aircraft burned. Five people died, including people on the ground, and several others were injured.