# Accident 19890821030789A: Beech C90, Gold Beach, OR, August 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1989, 12:50 local time
- Place: Gold Beach, OR
- Airport: Gold Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.4507° N, 124.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4507&lon=-124.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25ST-1989-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821030789A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON PENETRATING LOW FOG BANK TURNING FINAL. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA154), Aug 21, 1989: Beech C90 (N25ST), Gold Beach, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND AFTER EMERGING FROM A FOG BANK ON A SHORT FINAL WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND A STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S POOR…

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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