# Accident 19890315004619A: Nihon YS11A600, Lafayette, IN, March 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1989, 07:26 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 40.4403° N, 86.9107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4403&lon=-86.9107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128MP-1991-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11A (registry code 6310410, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11A600
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART54210J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,294 total, 2,097 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89MA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890315004619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DIKE 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. ICE ON HORIZONTAL STABILATOR.

## 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 CHI89MA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA057), Mar 15, 1989: Nihon YS-11A-600 (N128MP), West Lafayette, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISIONS BY THE CREW AND THE UNDETECTED ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, DURING FLIGHT IN A FORWARD CENTER OF…

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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