19881118051309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech E-90 · Batesville, AR · November 18, 1988

Date: November 18, 1988 · 18:33 local
Place: Batesville, AR
Airport: Batesville Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N308PS
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC89FA027
Reported as: Beech E90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6

N308PSRegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2013 · Beech E-90S/N LW-92 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech E-90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-prop

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What happened

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Struck trees on descending side of mountain on second try for a NDB approach.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON DESCENDING SIDE OF MOUNTAIN ON SECOND TRY FOR A NDB APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC89FA027Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportLocust Grove, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance altitude and exceeding the minimum descent altitude published in the approach procedure.Nov 19, 1988 · Destroyed