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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 100BEECH · Mayfield, KY · September 15, 1989

Date: September 15, 1989 · 21:00 local
Place: Mayfield, KY
Airport: Mayfield Graves County Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N887PE
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL89FA213
Reported as: Beech 100BEECH
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total400 in this make and model

N887PERegistration cancelled Jul 16, 1990 · Beech 100S/N B49 Airframe modelBeech 100

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What happened

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Struck a tree and crashed circling airport at night in fog, rain, and low clouds.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE AND CRASHED CIRCLING AIRPORT AT NIGHT IN FOG, RAIN, AND LOW CLOUDS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL89FA213Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportMayfield, KYFailure of the pilot to follow IFR procedures and maintain the minimum descent altitude (mda). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather conditions, and the tree.Sep 16, 1989 · Destroyed