Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Aug 28, 2015, Fayetteville
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on August 28, 2015 near Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB (as cited by BAAA):...
- Date: August 28, 2015
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB (as cited by BAAA): total loss of electrical power for reasons that could not be determined, and the pilot's failure to properly follow the manual landing gear extension procedure, since the emergency engage J handle was not pulled up and turned.
A Chopaire Beechcraft E90 King Air on a flight from Shelbyville to Huntsville lost all electrical power while climbing through about 3,000 ft. After failing to restore power and diverting, the pilot could not confirm the landing gear was down and landed in a field near the airport. The NTSB found the cause of the power loss could not be determined and that the emergency gear handle had not been pulled up and turned, so the gear did not extend.