Beechcraft 90 King Air crash, Dec 15, 2022 (3 killed), Hana
Beechcraft 90 King Air accident on December 15, 2022 near Hana, Hawaii, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Inadequate pilot training and...
- Date: December 15, 2022
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 90 King Air
- Location: Hana, Hawaii, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Inadequate pilot training and performance tracking by the operator failed to identify the pilot's lack of skill, so he could not fly on secondary instruments after the attitude indicator failed, leading to spatial disorientation and loss of control (NTSB).
A Guardian Flight King Air 90 air ambulance flying at night over the ocean lost its attitude indicator and autopilot when the vertical gyro failed, the pilot became spatially disoriented and the aircraft crashed in the sea off Hana, Maui. The pilot and two medical crew died. The NTSB cited inadequate pilot training and performance tracking by the operator.