19891114051059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Shell Lake, WI · November 14, 1989

Date
November 14, 1989 · 13:25 local
Place
Shell Lake, WI
Airport
Shell Lake Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1607W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90FA028
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
496 total302 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

High speed water impact indicates loss of control during adf approach, snow showers in area. Lacked recent IFR.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SPEED WATER IMPACT INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL DURING ADF APPROACH, SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA. LACKED RECENT IFR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.