# Incident 19831211075189I: Beech B90, Watseka, IL, December 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Watseka, IL
- Airport: Greator Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7751° N, 87.7304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watseka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7751&lon=-87.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571L-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211075189I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE. IFR CONDITIONS. USED HAND HELD VHF RADIO. CABIN DEPRESSORIZED CAUSE UNKOWN. 2 BAD GENERATORS.

## Other reports on N571L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921226056759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226056759I), Dec 26, 1992: Beech 65A90 (N571L), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Co-pilot accidentally bumped gear lever getting into seat. Retracted. Aircraft settled to ground.

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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