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Two Killed as King Air Crashes Into Parked Semitrailers Near Fort Worth

The FAA leads an inquiry into a Beechcraft King Air C90 that went down shortly after departing Alliance Airport.

Overview

  • Surveillance and cellphone video show the twin‑engine plane nosediving into a lot off N. Saginaw Boulevard near Hicks Airfield around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
  • The impact ignited at least 10 trailers, sparked grass fires and damaged a nearby building before crews contained the blaze in about 35–40 minutes.
  • Fort Worth Fire Department said responders arrived within minutes and later transferred command to Tarrant County once the fire was under control.
  • Federal investigators identified the aircraft as a Beechcraft King Air C90 that departed Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance; the cause remains under investigation and updates may be limited.
  • One victim has been publicly identified by employer Solutions Group Services as Michael Daly, while the second person has not been named; Hicks Airfield officials said the aircraft was not based there.