Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Mar 13, 2002, Reno-Tahoe (e...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on March 13, 2002 near Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot allowed airspeed...
- Date: March 13, 2002
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Reno-Tahoe (ex Cannon), Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot allowed airspeed to decay on approach in icing conditions and did not act in time to prevent a stall. Reduced visibility and icing were contributing factors; the tail de-ice boots had been rendered inoperative by a melted tube.
A Regent Air King Air 90 on a charter from Durango was on a non-precision approach to Reno-Cannon in snow and freezing fog. Its airspeed decayed to about 75 kt in icing before it stalled, rolled left and hit a commercial building. The aircraft was destroyed, but no one on board died.