Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Feb 1, 2008 (6 killed), Mou...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on February 1, 2008 near Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot lost control in...
- Date: February 1, 2008
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot lost control in instrument conditions after deliberately descending below minimum descent altitude instead of flying the missed approach. The NTSB also noted that the pilot's medical conditions and medication use may have played a role, though it was not clear.
A King Air on a non-precision approach to Mount Airy descended below minimums to circle to land in low cloud and rain and lost visual contact with the airport. The aircraft decelerated, stalled, and descended uncontrolled into the ground. All six people on board were killed.