Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Mar 19, 2015 (10 killed), L...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on March 19, 2015 near Laguna del Sauce, Maldonado, Uruguay with 10 fatalities. Cause: CIAIA: Human error, as the pilot...
- Date: March 19, 2015
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Laguna del Sauce, Maldonado, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: CIAIA: Human error, as the pilot attempted to turn the aircraft under overload and at low altitude and speed, with the aircraft overweight and outside its center of gravity limits and the pilots lacking type training and rest.
A twin engine King Air 90 operating a night charter from Laguna del Sauce Airport to San Fernando near Buenos Aires entered a controlled descent shortly after takeoff from runway 01 and crashed in shallow water about 2 km northwest of the airport. The aircraft caught fire after impact and destroyed, killing both pilots and all eight passengers. Uruguayan investigators concluded the accident was caused by human error and that the aircraft was not fit for commercial flights.