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Chart Beech 90 Series Accident Cause Breakdown 1/1/83 - 9/30/98

Chart Beech 90 Series Accident Breakdown 1/1/83-9/30/98

Report Regis   Description Detail
Type Date Location Make/Model Number Severity Cause    
Final 10/24/83 Fort Wayne, IN Beech C90 N4TS Fatal(1) Pilot Complained of heading and gyro problems, entered steep dive, impacted ground LOC
Final 2/6/84 Jonesboro, AR Beech F90 N184N Nonfatal Pilot Landed on taxiway hit light, left gear collapsed GC
Final 3/28/84 Herndon, VA Beech C90 N66KA Incident Pilot Exceeded VNE in descent causing elevator trim cable problem LOC
Final 1/6/85 Winston Salem, NC Beech C90 N66KA Nonfatal Pilot Hit dog on take off GC
Final 11/27/85 East Greenwich, RI Beech C90 N220F Fatal(2) Pilot Appr below minimums, hit ground outside outer marker CFIT
Final 5/20/86 Eaton, IN Beech F90 N960V Nonfatal Pilot Didn't supervise passenger closing door. Door opened in flt-airstep hit vertical stab TFOA
Final 6/16/86 Jackson, WY Beech C90 N114CM Fatal(1) Pilot Repted 56 miles NW of Casper - not further comm - wife st'd pilot catnapped during flts CFIT
Final 6/28/87 Lakeport, CA Beech C90 N2030W Nonfatal Pilot Lft main collapsed during landing due to pilot delayed gear extension GU
Final 11/30/87 Beaufort, SC Beech C90 N4463W Fatal(2) Pilot Possible bird strike-left eng, lost control, inflight breakup LOC/IFBU
Final 1/30/89 Lander, WY Beech E90 N87CH Incident Pilot Hit 2 deer on takeoff, made gear up landing GC
Final 8/21/89 Gold Beach, OR Beech C90 N25ST Fatal(3) Pilot VFR appr in IMC conditions, stalled into ground on final CFIT
Final 10/1/89 Chamblee, GA Beech C90 N43GT Fatal(2) Pilot Failure of one or more instruments, spatial disorientation, lost control, inflight breakup LOC/IFBU
Final 11/5/89 Gadsden, AL Beech C90 N3804F Fatal(4) Pilot Mid air (200-300 AGL). Coll'd w/plane on intersecting runway-failure to listen to comm MA
Final 4/9/92 St. Augustine, FL Beech C90 N105FL Fatal(2) Pilot Hit ground on extended centerline, vis near 0, appr below minimums CFIT
Final 8/6/92 Pontiac, MI Beech C90 N90RG Nonfatal Pilot Mismanagement of fuel system, causing fuel starvation to both engines FE
Final 8/13/93 Philadelphia, PA Beech F90 N131CD Nonfatal Pilot C172 pilot hit Beech on taxi due to improper control of aircraft GC
Final 10/12/93 Napa, CA Beech C90 N487JD Nonfatal Pilot Student inadvertently reversed power on landing, hard landing-damaged spars and mounts HL
Final 8/19/94 Janesville, WI Beech C90 N1553N Nonfatal Pilot Severe turbulance, instruments tumbled, lost/regained control, structural damage LOC
Final 1/31/96 Flagstaff, AZ Beech E90 N300SP Fatal(3) Pilot Improper appr procedure, steep descent on impact with ground LOC
Final 6/10/96 Woolwich, ME Beech E90 N916PA Fatal(2) Pilot Fuel imbalance not checked by pilot, uncontrolled descent into terrain LOC
Final 12/28/96 Rhinelander, WI Beech C90 N998VB Nonfatal Pilot Disregarded icing reports, could not maintain glidepath, hit trees LOC
Final 1/2/97 Rio Grande City, TX Beech C90 N1552D Nonfatal Pilot Wire strike due to improper altitude WS
Final 8/31/97 Albuquerque, NM Beech E90 N16NM Nonfatal Aircraft Right landing gear retraction/extension torque tube failed, collapsed on landing ACFT
Final 11/7/97 Chicago, IL Beech C90 N200HV Nonfatal Other Aircraft was hit while taxiing by a service vehicle which failed to yield to the aircraft GC

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