Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 3, 1995 (2 killed), Royal
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 3, 1995 near Royal, Arkansas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot inadvertently allowed the...
- Date: January 3, 1995
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Royal, Arkansas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to descend into trees after being diverted by the inoperative cabin heater. Darkness was a related factor.
A King Air C90 on a night IFR positioning flight from Hot Springs to Pueblo reported an inoperative cabin heater and asked to return. The pilot descended into trees near Royal, Arkansas, and both occupants were killed. The wreckage path through the trees was about 940 feet long.