# Accident 19890510011329A: Beech 200BEECH, Azusa, CA, May 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Azusa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 34.2809° N, 117.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2809&lon=-117.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39YV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39YV-1995-01-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890510011329A

## Narrative

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

LOWERING CEILING IN VALLEY,BEGAN CLIMB VFR INTO CLOUDS TO ON TOP BUT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

## 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 LAX89FA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA192), May 10, 1989: Beech 200 (N39YV), Azusa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HAS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE…

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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