# Accident 19890410007409A: Beech 200BEECH, Pensacola, FL, April 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4695° N, 87.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4695&lon=-87.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30PC-1990-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89MA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89MA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890410007409A

## Narrative

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

CABIN FIRE ERUPTED INFLIGHT. OCCUPANTS INGESTED DISABLING SMOKE PRIOR IMPACT. STRUCK APARTMENT. FIRE SUSPICIOUS.

## 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 ATL89MA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89MA123), Apr 10, 1989: Beech 200 (N30PC), Pensacola, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN IN FLIGHT CABIN FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN, AND SMOKE (TOXIC CONDITION) IN THE CREW COMPARTMENT, WHICH RESULTED IN PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE FLIGHT CREW.

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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