Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Jan 18, 2000 (4 killed), So...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on January 18, 2000 near Somerset, Kentucky, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Pilot failed to follow the...
- Date: January 18, 2000
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Somerset, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot failed to follow the approach clearance and descended into unprotected airspace, with the controller's failure to verify the approach status and cloud reducing visibility of the antenna as factors.
A King Air cleared for a localizer-type approach at Somerset, Kentucky, which had been out of service for years, never established on the approach and descended into unprotected airspace. It struck a guy wire of a lighted communications antenna southeast of the airport and all four occupants were killed. The NTSB found the controller had not verified the approach was in service.