Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Apr 3, 2012, Aruba
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on April 3, 2012 near Aruba, Aruba with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The crew departed with less fuel than...
- Date: April 3, 2012
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Aruba, Aruba
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The crew departed with less fuel than the performance data required, because the fuel quantity was misread from the fuel ticket and the fuel shortage was recognised late.
A Beechcraft King Air C90GTx (N8116L), a new delivery flight, lost power from both engines in cruise about 17 miles north of Aruba and ditched in the Caribbean. The two pilots were uninjured and were rescued. The aircraft partly sank and broke apart during an attempted recovery by a ship.