# Accident 19891202048749A: Beech F90, Ruidoso, NM, December 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1989, 14:35 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4900° N, 105.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4900&lon=-105.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9PU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9PU-2013-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F90 (registry code 1152909, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 569 total, 92 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202048749A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN90FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA030), Dec 2, 1989: Beech F-90 (N9PU), Lincoln, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PILOT DISORIENTATION WHILE CONDUCTING A NON PRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT AND MULTIENGINE EXPERIENCE, AND THE…

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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