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Crash of a Beechcraft E90 King Air in Pratt: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 10, 1973 at 1415 LT
Operator:
Registration:
YV-T-ADJ
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wichita - Wichita
MSN:
LW-53
YOM:
1973
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total hours on type:
93.00
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from Wichita prior to deliver the aircraft in Venezuela. While cruising at low height, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in an open field located near Pratt. The airplane was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the pilot-in-command failed to maintain flying speed. The following factors were reported:
- Customer pilot training flight,
- Pilot-in-command non instrument rated,
- Gear down, flaps in approach position,
- Pilot-in-command in right seat.
- Customer pilot training flight,
- Pilot-in-command non instrument rated,
- Gear down, flaps in approach position,
- Pilot-in-command in right seat.
Final Report:
Crash of a Beechcraft A60 Duke in Roy
Date & Time:
Jul 26, 1972 at 0730 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N147E
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
El Paso - Roy
MSN:
P-148
YOM:
1970
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total hours on type:
750.00
Circumstances:
After landing at Roy, the twin engine airplane did not decelerate as expected, continued its course then went through fences and came to rest in flames. Both occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Spontaneous and improper action on part of the pilot who remained the engine power full ON after landing for unknown reason. Improper operation of powerplant and powerplant controls.
Final Report:
Crash of a Beechcraft 34 Twin Quad in Wichita: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 17, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
NX90521
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wichita - Wichita
MSN:
01
YOM:
1948
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
200
Circumstances:
The crew consisting of two pilots and two engineers was completing a test flight on this first 34 Twin Quad prototype (certification program). Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Following this accident, the project was terminated.
Probable cause:
An inadvertent cutting off of an emergency master switch when battling an electrical fire had resulted in the shut down of both engines, causing the aircraft to stall and crash.
Crash of a Beechcraft AT-10 Wichita in Wichita: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 5, 1941
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wichita - Wichita
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local test flight on this first prototype of the new Beechcraft 25 (later called AT-10 Wichita) by the US Army. The twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons upon takeoff, killing the pilot Major George Moody who will give his name to the Moody AAF near Valdosta, Georgia.
