# Accident 19890810028579A: Beech E55, Raleigh-Durham, NC, August 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1989, 11:23 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9007° N, 78.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9007&lon=-78.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55TP-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810028579A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DEPARTING IN IMC. NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 ATL89FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA194), Aug 10, 1989: Beech E55 (N55TP), Raleigh, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHILE OPERATING IN INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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