Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 31, 1996 (3 killed), Fl...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 31, 1996 near Flagstaff, Arizona, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the pilot to follow...
- Date: January 31, 1996
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the pilot to follow prescribed IFR procedures and to maintain control of the aircraft in adverse weather with icing and turbulence, as reported by the NTSB.
An air ambulance King Air flying a pilot and two nurses turned back to base after a gear warning on climb-out. It was cleared for an ILS approach in IMC, icing and turbulence, but it went off the published procedure and descended steeply into Humphreys Peak in Arizona. All three people aboard were killed.