# Accident 19890321004499A: Beech F33A, Ashland, AL, March 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2704° N, 85.8305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2704&lon=-85.8305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6387S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6387S-1990-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,765 total, 428 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321004499A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE. WAS ADVISED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. UNKNOWN WHY HE DIDNT FILE IFR.

## 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 ATL89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA113), Mar 21, 1989: Beech F33A (N6387S), Ashland, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH TERRAIN, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND TREES.

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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