# Accident 19891108046989A: Beech A36, Angola, IN, November 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1989, 19:40 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri-State Steuben County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6396° N, 84.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6396&lon=-84.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951V-1992-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891108046989A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO GROUND IMPACT DURING A NDB APPROACH FOUR MILES SHORT OF AIRPORT WEATHER AT MINIMUMS AND DARK NIGHT.

## 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 CHI90LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA024), Nov 9, 1989: Beech A36 (N951V), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND ADVERSE 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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