Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Feb 2, 1998 (6 killed), Bhi...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on February 2, 1998 near Bhilai Nagar, Chhattisgarh, India with 6 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into rising...
- Date: February 2, 1998
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Bhilai Nagar, Chhattisgarh, India
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into rising terrain after the pilot descended below safe altitudes in bad weather at night, contrary to standard procedures.
A SAIL King Air F90 on a private flight from New Delhi to Bhilai flew into rising terrain near Bhilai airfield after descending in bad weather at night. Navigation and communication guidance had become unreliable during the descent, and the aircraft struck a hill about 10 minutes before its estimated arrival. All six occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.