# Incident 19890516051109I: Beech E18S, Atka, AK, May 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1989, 15:35 local time
- Place: Atka, AK
- Airport: Atka Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QTYA
- Location: 52.2206° N, 174.2062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATKA (AKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.2206&lon=-174.2062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900TH-2004-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890516051109I

## Narrative

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

RADIO FAILURE ON IFR FLIGHT. DESCENDED VFR TO ATKA. DEPARTED IFR WITHOUT AN ATC CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N900TH (1)

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

- [Accident 19900115000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115000449A), Jan 15, 1990: Beech E18S (N900TH), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to laterally control aircraft on liftoff aborted and landed gear up on runway. Was over gross by 1351 lbs.

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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