# Accident 19890708020879A: Beech A45, Troy, AL, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 10:55 local time
- Place: Troy, AL
- Airport: Troy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9001° N, 85.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9001&lon=-85.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7973A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973A-1989-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,552 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708020879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE LOW FLYBY AND PULLED UP IN A ROLL. NOSED INTO GROUND.

## 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 ATL89FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA175), Jul 8, 1989: Beech A45 (N7973A), Troy, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING A AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT LOW ALTITUDE DUE TO HIS LACK OF AEROBATIC EXPERIENCE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN…

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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