Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 7, 2009 (3 killed), Ege...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 7, 2009 near Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany with 3 fatalities. Cause: Descent into a fog layer and obstacles...
- Date: December 7, 2009
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent into a fog layer and obstacles during final approach, with a high descent rate, impaired performance and situational awareness (alcohol reported), no visual contact with the PAPI or airfield, and insufficient use of on-board navigation aids.
A Beechcraft King Air on a flight from Bremen to Frankfurt-Egelsbach changed from instrument to visual rules during the approach and descended at a high rate into a fog layer. It struck trees short of the runway and caught fire. All three occupants were killed.