Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Sep 15, 2018 (1 killed), Ip...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on September 15, 2018 near Ipumirim, Santa Catarina, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: Brazilian investigation: the pilot...
- Date: September 15, 2018
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Ipumirim, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Brazilian investigation: the pilot did not follow IFR rules, continued a visual approach and made a wrong decision in dense fog.
A Beechcraft 90 King Air flown alone from Florianopolis to Chapeco continued a visual descent into dense fog and collided with trees near Ipumirim, where it burst into flames. The sole pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The Brazilian investigation attributed the accident to the decision to continue visually instead of following instrument rules.