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| Date: | Thursday 13 January 1994 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Kuykendall |
| Registration: | N46WA |
| MSN: | LJ-65 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Germany |
| USA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a ferry flight from Germany to the USA via Lisbon and Santa Maria, as the aircraft passed to the south of Martigues at FL130, smoke began coming from the control pedestal. Due to the large amount of fuel being carried on board the aircraft for the ferry flight the pilot elected to ditch the aircraft immediately.
Ditched in Golfe du Lion near Marseilles, France and the aircraft later sank in deep water; however, the pilot was rescued by helicopter and was not seriously injured. US Registration cancelled 08.12.99.
Sources:
1. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Feb-2013 12:24 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2016 17:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Nov-2016 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 06-Aug-2017 13:46 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 05:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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