Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 2, 2019 (1 killed), Cai...
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 2, 2019 near Caieiras, São Paulo, Brazil with 1 fatality. Cause: CENIPA cited lowered pilot attention, no...
- Date: December 2, 2019
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Caieiras, São Paulo, Brazil
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: CENIPA cited lowered pilot attention, no reaction to the Caution Terrain and Pull Up warnings, and adverse weather with low clouds and limited visibility.
A Beechcraft C90GT King Air left Jundiaí on a short positioning flight to Campo de Marte in São Paulo. After meeting poor weather on descent, the pilot was told by ATC to return, and the aircraft hit trees in the Cantareira mountains near Caieiras. The pilot, the only person on board, was killed, and the Brazilian CENIPA investigation classified the event as controlled flight into terrain.