Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Feb 14, 2017, Rattan
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on February 14, 2017 near Rattan, Oklahoma, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: Loss of electrical power...
- Date: February 14, 2017
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Rattan, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: Loss of electrical power after the engine start switches were selected in error, followed by fuel exhaustion in one engine while the pilot searched for visual conditions. The pilot did not have adequate fuel reserves for flight in instrument conditions.
On 14 February 2017 an EagleMed Beechcraft C90 King Air on an air medical flight from McAlester to Idabel lost its electrical power in instrument conditions. The pilot later ran short of fuel in one engine and made a forced landing in a field near Rattan, Oklahoma. The pilot and both medical crew members were not injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged.