19891202048749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech F90 · Ruidoso, NM · December 2, 1989

Date
December 2, 1989 · 14:35 local
Place
Ruidoso, NM
Airport
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9PU
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90FA030
Reported as
Beech F90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
569 total92 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Lost control attempting an NDB approach in low clouds and snow, vertical impact.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ATTEMPTING AN NDB APPROACH IN LOW CLOUDS AND SNOW, VERTICAL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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