# Accident 19891228053619A: Beech 60, Erie, PA, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 12:01 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1708° N, 79.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1708&lon=-79.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478AD-1990-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1A4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228053619A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS. CRASHED INTO ROOF OF A HOUSE. NO FUEL FOUND IN TANKS. FOUND BURNED FUEL CIRCUIT BOARD.

## 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 CHI90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA050), Dec 28, 1989: Beech 60 (N478AD), Erie, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN INOPERATIVE RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAGE…

## Other reports on N478AD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870126003859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126003859I), Jan 26, 1987: Beech 60 (N478AD), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Departed side of runway after landing with one engine shut down. Suspect water in fuel caused engine problem.

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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