Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 19, 1999 (1 killed), Be...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 19, 1999 near Beaufort, South Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot-in-command's...
- Date: December 19, 1999
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain minimum descent altitude during the ASR approach, leading to collision with swampy terrain, with the co-pilot's failure to keep a visual lookout as a contributing factor, according to the NTSB.
A University of South Carolina King Air ferry flight from Hilton Head was on an area surveillance radar approach to Beaufort at night. The crew broke out of cloud at about 900 feet, and the pilot continued descending below the minimum descent altitude while the co-pilot looked at the radios. The aircraft hit marsh terrain and one occupant was killed.