Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Nov 29, 1998, Port-de-Paix
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on November 29, 1998 near Port-de-Paix, Northwest, Haiti with no fatalities. Cause: Inadequate preflight planning, with...
- Date: November 29, 1998
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Port-de-Paix, Northwest, Haiti
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadequate preflight planning, with the pilot misjudging the fuel quantity, leading to fuel exhaustion
A Beechcraft King Air 90 of BPI Aerospace on a flight from North Perry to Cap-Haitien ran both engines out of fuel at 17,000 ft about 60 miles from its destination. The pilot ditched in the Atlantic about ten miles off Ile de la Tortue and was rescued by the US Coast Guard. The pilot had misjudged the fuel quantity during preflight.