Beechcraft E18 crash, Dec 8, 1994 (1 killed), Kansas City
Beechcraft E18 accident on December 8, 1994 near Kansas City, Missouri, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Failure to maintain approach airspeed,...
- Date: December 8, 1994
- Aircraft: Beechcraft E18
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure to maintain approach airspeed, leading to an inadvertent stall and spin, with airframe icing, improper use of anti-ice equipment and inadequate training as factors.
A Beech E18S mail flight from Sedalia was making an ILS approach to Kansas City at night in fog and drizzle. The pilot reported moderate rime ice, the aircraft drifted left of course, and it entered a steep descent and spin before hitting the ground short of the runway. The pilot was killed; the wings carried ice and the cockpit and windshield heat were off.