Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Sep 19, 2013, Idaho Falls
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on September 19, 2013 near Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate...
- Date: September 19, 2013
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which led to departure with insufficient fuel, and the resulting inflight power loss due to fuel exhaustion.
On 19 September 2013 a Beechcraft King Air 90 on a charter flight from Pocatello to Idaho Falls, Idaho lost power on final approach because both engines ran out of fuel. The pilot made a forced landing in a field about 1.2 miles short of the runway. Post-accident examination found all four fuel tanks empty and no mechanical defect.