# Incident 19891122061149I: Saab SF340A, Beaumont Port A, TX, November 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1989, 10:35 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MTRA
- Aircraft: N363MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,914 total, 2,133 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90IA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891122061149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW THROUGH TREE TOPS ON FINAL APPROACH. FLEW BELOW OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE PLANE. RAIN IN AREA.

## 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 FTW90IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90IA030), Nov 22, 1989: Saab-Fairchild 340A (N363MA), Beaumont, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADJUSTED VREF AND PROPER DESCENT RATES DURING THE APPROACH. THE PILOT DELAYED DECISION TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND THE COPILOT FAILED TO MONITOR THE POORLY FLOWN APPROACH.…

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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