Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, May 22, 1999 (1 killed), Di...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on May 22, 1999 near Dillingham, Hawaii, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot incapacitation from hypoxia after...
- Date: May 22, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Dillingham, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot incapacitation from hypoxia after repeated high-altitude flights without supplemental oxygen; the NTSB also cited inadequate in-flight planning and exceeding the proper altitude.
A King Air 90 used by a skydiving operator flew its twelfth jump flight of the day, with the last flight at 20,000 feet after sunset. The pilot lost control and the aircraft descended into the ocean off Dillingham, Hawaii, with no sign of an engine problem seen by witnesses. The pilot was killed and his body was never recovered.