Crestview - Crestview

On November 13, 1990 at 08:31 AM, Crestview - Crestview experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 90 King Air, operated by Flight Safety International, with the event recorded near Crestview-Bob Sikes Florida.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pic/cfi was conducting a public use instructional flight with two military rated student pilots. The airplane was observed at about 60 to 80 feet agl south of the approach end of an active runway. It yawed to the right, and back to the left, colliding with the terrain in a 45° leftwing-low attitude, and disappeared from view. He flight had been in the pattern making touch-and-go's, and had earlier reported a single engine approach. This landing was to be a full-stop. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N2EP, MSN LJ-284, year of manufacture 1967.