Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Sep 5, 2018, Vila Rica
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on September 5, 2018 near Vila Rica, Mato Grosso, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot made the descent far too...
- Date: September 5, 2018
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Vila Rica, Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot made the descent far too low for an unprepared area; attention, decision making and non compliance with the authority's rules contributed.
A Beechcraft 90 King Air on a private flight with one pilot and five passengers descended too low on approach to an unprepared site near Vila Rica and struck a lake bank. The undercarriage tore off and the aircraft came to rest on its belly without fire. All six occupants were injured, one seriously, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.