Beechcraft 99 Airliner crash, Jun 30, 1999 (2 killed), Liege
Beechcraft 99 Airliner accident on June 30, 1999 near Liege, Liege, Belgium with 2 fatalities. Cause: Turbine blade failures in both engines after a...
- Date: June 30, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 99 Airliner
- Location: Liege, Liege, Belgium
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Turbine blade failures in both engines after a seal absence led to turbine damage and engine shutdowns, compounded by the crew continuing flight rather than diverting, unclear distress communication, and an ATC response that delayed the emergency procedure.
A Beechcraft 99 night cargo flight from Luton to Frankfurt lost its right engine at 11,000 feet, and the left engine failed about four minutes later. The crew did not send a clear distress message or squawk 7700, and the controller treated the call as a medical issue, so a long approach to runway 23L was given. The aircraft could not reach the runway and crashed in a wooded area in Seraing, near Liege, killing both pilots.