Beechcraft 80 Queen Air crash, Jan 9, 1999, Valdepeñas
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air accident on January 9, 1999 near Valdepeñas, Castile-La Mancha, Spain with no fatalities. Cause: Both engines stopped due to...
- Date: January 9, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
- Location: Valdepeñas, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Both engines stopped due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was left unattended for days, fuel is believed to have been stolen, and the pilot did not verify the fuel state before departure.
A Beechcraft Queen Air on a private flight from Valdepenas to Alicante lost power in both engines shortly after takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing in an open field about 3 km from the airfield, and both occupants escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Investigators found the fuel tanks were empty, with fuel believed to have been stolen while the aircraft was parked unattended.