# Accident 19891001037139A: Beech C90, Atlanta, GA, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 16:42 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8993° N, 84.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8993&lon=-84.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43GT-1990-06-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001037139A

## Narrative

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

LOST ALTITUDE GYROS ON CLIMB. LOST CONTROL. SPRIAL DIVE LOST WING TIP. INVERTER FAILED.

## 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 ATL90FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA001), Oct 1, 1989: Beech C90 (N43GT), Chamblee, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: MALFUNCTION OF ONE OR MORE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, FAILUE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH PARTIAL PANEL INSTRUMENTS AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED,…

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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