# Accident 19831024055339A: Beech C90, Ft Wayne, IN, October 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1983, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Baer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0396° N, 85.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0396&lon=-85.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4TS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,980 total, 0 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024055339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. PILOT HAD RADIO CONTACT INDICATING GYRO PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI84FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA028), Oct 24, 1983: Beech BE90C (N4TS), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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