Fuel Exhaustion Left King Air Crew Out of Time, Altitude in 2025 Hangar Crash | Aviation International News

Fuel Exhaustion Left King Air Crew Out of Time, Altitude

AFM prohibits takeoff with fuel in yellow caution band; instructor failed to supervise airspeed in pattern

A King Air came to rest after crashing on top of a hangar at New Century airfield in Gardner Kansas — The aircraft at its accident site at New Century AirCenter in Gardner, Kansas © Image courtesy the FAA

By Amy Wilder • Writer

July 21, 2026

Fuel exhaustion led to a left engine flameout on June 16, 2025, when the crew of a Beechcraft King Air E90 initiated a go-around at New Century AirCenter Airport (KIXD) in Gardner, Kansas. The flight instructor had not performed adequate fuel planning, according to the NTSB final report. It further noted that the instructor had not adequately monitored the pilot receiving instruction, which led to inadequate airspeed in the pattern and the need for the go-around. Both pilots sustained minor injuries after the twin turboprop crashed into hangars at KIXD.

In the traffic pattern at KIXD, the airplane was “a little high” on the downwind leg with airspeed “a little fast,” the flight instructor told the NTSB. During the turn from base leg to final, the instructor said his attention had been diverted to a mobile phone to review the airport diagram and taxi route to the maintenance facility.

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