# Accident 19890531013819A: Beech E90, Tuba City, AZ, May 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1989, 22:15 local time
- Place: Tuba City, AZ
- Airport: Tuba City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GDHA
- Location: 36.0905° N, 111.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0905&lon=-111.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987GM-1989-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,445 total, 260 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531013819A

## Narrative

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

SAW HORSES ON RUNWAY,TRIED TO GO AROUND,GEAR HIT HORSES. ABORTED. LANDED MINUS LEFT GEAR. ASSURED RUNWAY WAS CLEAR.

## 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 LAX89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA210), Jun 1, 1989: Beech E-90 (N987GM), Tuba City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT GROUND PERSONNEL DID NOT PROPERLY CLEAR THE RUNWAY OF ANIMALS PRIOR TO REPORTING TO THE PILOT THAT IT WAS CLEAR TO LAND.

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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