Active Aero Charter Crash, Ky., 1989
Item
- Title
- Active Aero Charter Crash, Ky., 1989
- Date
- 9 Mar 1989
- Formatted date
- 1989-03-09
- Event type
- Disaster
- Description
- After taking off fron runway 18, the private plane climbed approximately 200 feet before crashing next to the runway. The cause was later attributed to ice on the wings. Unlike other planes parked nearby, the pilot had failed to deice the wings before takeoff.
- The pilot, and sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed in the crash.
- Related resource
- Aircraft Accident Report, 11 Jul 1990 [PDF]
- Bibliographic citation
- Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives: Active Aero Charter, 1989
- Item sets
- Events--Kentucky--Boone County