# Accident 19890107000309A: Beech B90, Paducah, KY, January 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1989, 19:35 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0700° N, 88.6310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0700&lon=-88.6310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N784K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N784K-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,061 total, 115 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890107000309A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE TURNING TO REALIGN WITH RUNWAY ON GO AROUND.

## 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 ATL89LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA068), Jan 8, 1989: Beech B-90 (N784K), Paducah, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND. PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE WEATHER RADAR, THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHTNING, AN UNDETERMINED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DARK…

## Other reports on N784K (1)

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

- [Incident 19801029077879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029077879I), Oct 29, 1980: Beech 6590 (N784K), Roswell, NM, Minor damage. Pilot got out of aircraft to remove chock, left engine running, aircraft escaped and struck a parked plane.

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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