19881224056799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · White Plains, NY · December 24, 1988

Date
December 24, 1988 · 10:45 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N555ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89FA056
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed in near zero IMC on IFR clearance. Turned right. Lost control. Indicates spatial disorientation and spiral

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED IN NEAR ZERO IMC ON IFR CLEARANCE. TURNED RIGHT. LOST CONTROL. INDICATES SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND SPIRAL

NTSB investigation

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