# Accident 19820216004409A: Beech B90, Columbus, OH, February 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1982, 17:04 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0092° N, 82.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0092&lon=-82.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,034 total, 46 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820216004409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ELEVATOR TRIM TAB BECAME FROZEN EN ROUTE AFTER WASHING PRIOR TO FLIGHT.NOSE GEAR HIT ANTENNA ON APPROACH, COLLAPSED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA057), Feb 16, 1982: Beech 90 (N3DS), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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