# Accident 19881118051309A: Beech E90, Batesville, AR, November 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1988, 18:33 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Airport: Batesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7091° N, 91.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7091&lon=-91.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308PS-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118051309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC89FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA027), Nov 19, 1988: Beech E-90 (N308PS), Locust Grove, AR, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE AND EXCEEDING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE PUBLISHED IN THE APPROACH PROCEDURE.

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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