Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 19, 2013, Viña del Mar
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 19, 2013 near Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The...
- Date: December 19, 2013
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion. The main tanks were empty and the crew could not transfer fuel from the wingtip auxiliary tanks because the fuel pump was intermittent.
A King Air on a positioning flight from Vina del Mar returned after a technical problem shortly after takeoff. On approach at night both engines stopped because the main fuel tanks had run dry. The aircraft stalled and crashed 450 metres short of runway 05. Both pilots escaped uninjured.