Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Jan 29, 2020, Big Spring
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on January 29, 2020 near Big Spring, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Total loss of power in both engines...
- Date: January 29, 2020
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Big Spring, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Total loss of power in both engines due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in a landing short of the runway
A Beechcraft Duke lost power in the left engine and then the right engine during a cross country flight at 10,500 ft. The pilot flew a forced landing pattern but landed short of the runway at Big Spring. The NTSB found fuel exhaustion and the aircraft was substantially damaged.