# Accident 19880303004479A: Beech E18S, Vienna, MO, March 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1988, 22:05 local time
- Place: Vienna, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DIIA
- Location: 38.1805° N, 91.9404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1805&lon=-91.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45A-1995-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 360 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880303004479A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO ICING IMC WITH AIRFRAME ALREADY ICE COVERED. ADVISED CONTROL LOSS DUE BLOWN DEICE BOOT.

## 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 MKC88FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA059), Mar 4, 1988: Beech E18S (N45A), Vienna, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N45A (1)

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

- [Incident 19790315009281I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315009281I), Mar 15, 1979: Beech E18S (N45A), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft N45A rolled into aircraft N27759 while both were waiting to take off

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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