20251228020839A

On December 28, 2025, near Doraville, Georgia, at approximately 09:35 local time a Beechcraft king air B90 was destroyed, after impacting trees and terrain following a loss of engine power in both engines. The two pilots were the only occupants onboard the aircraft at the time of the accident. The pilot sustained minor injuries, the co-pilot sustained serious injuries as a result of the accident. Both pilots were transported to a local hospital via EMS. The airplane is associated with a 135 certificate holder based in miami, FL. The flight departed miami executive airport (ktmb) enroute to Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (kpdk), to pick up passengers. The accident occurred in a residential area approximately 2.9 nautical miles northeast of kpdk, on the final approach course for runway 27L. The main wreckage was located between two houses, no persons on the ground reported injuries. The majority of the airframe came to rest inverted with the empennage detached at the rear edge of the cabin door and folded toward the trailing edge of the right wing, with the left wing detached and resting on top of the wreckage. Both left and right engines separated from the nacelles. The propellers of both the left and right engine appeared to be in a feathered condition and did not show signs of being under power at the time of impact. A small bucket was noted under the breached fuel bladder of the left wing. The bucket contained approximately 2 gallons of jet fuel. There was also a ground stain, consistent with jet fuel, present under the area where the left wing would have been. The ground stain was approximately 3 ‘x 8’ in length and appeared to be on the surface of the ground only, no ground saturation was noted. During recovery of the wreckage, approximately 7 gallons of jet fuel was removed from right wing. According to the pilot’s statement, the FBO personnel confirmed that the aircraft was topped off in all tanks with a total of 152 gallons. The PIC stated that he checked the fuel gauges which indicated full tanks. A fuel receipt for the airplane was provided by the FBO. The fuel receipt showed 152 gallons delivered for the airplane the day before the accident. Video was provided depicting only the wing tanks being fueled. There is also video of one of the pilots, doing what is believed to be the preflight inspection, walking counterclockwise around the airplane checking the fuel caps on the right-wing tank and right nacelle tank before the person is interrupted by the lineman moving surrounding airplanes. The camera angle does not provide a view of the left side of the airplane. The pilot stated that the co-pilot did a fuel calculation approximately 15 minutes from the destination that estimated 1.5 hours of fuel remaining, which matched the pic’s expected fuel planning. The pilot stated that they had the airport insight, tracking inbound on the localizer near the faf, configuring the airplane, when all instrument and warning lights illuminate simultaneously. Review of the ATC data had no indications that the pilot was aware of any type of fuel issue. It is believed that the nacelle tanks were not fueled as expected. The combination of receiving less fuel than expected, an insufficient preflight inspection, and possible preflight planning errors for altitude and/or fuel burn, were contributing factors resulting in inflight fuel starvation of both engines.