Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Mar 29, 2013, Sainte-Radegonde
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on March 29, 2013 near Sainte-Radegonde, Gironde, France with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The pilot took off...
- Date: March 29, 2013
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Sainte-Radegonde, Gironde, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The pilot took off with fuel he confused in pounds and liters, so the quantity was insufficient for the flight, and the lack of a visual fuel check before departure was a contributing factor (BEA findings).
A Beechcraft King Air 90 on a training flight from Sarlat to Bordeaux and Bergerac lost power in both engines about ten minutes after takeoff from Bordeaux-Leognan, at 2,000 ft. The pilot made a forced landing in a vineyard at Sainte-Radegonde, where the gear tore off and the aircraft slid to a stop. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.