Beechcraft 65 Queen Air crash, Jul 24, 1997, Atlantic Ocean
Beechcraft 65 Queen Air accident on July 24, 1997 near Atlantic Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Failure to maintain altitude for undetermined...
- Date: July 24, 1997
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure to maintain altitude for undetermined reasons after loss of power in one engine
A Beechcraft Queen Air on a private flight from Florida to Jamaica lost power in its left engine about an hour after departure while at cruise. It could not hold altitude and ditched in the Atlantic about 20 minutes later. All five people were rescued the next morning, and the aircraft was not recovered. The aircraft was reportedly overweight and both engines were past overhaul time.