# Accident 19891228057269A: Beech C24R, Wausau, WI, December 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1989, 14:50 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Wausau Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1799° N, 89.6992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1799&lon=-89.6992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37329, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37329-1998-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228057269A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE DESCENDED INTO TREES. AIRFRAME WAS HEAVILY ICED.

## 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 CHI90FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA055), Dec 28, 1989: Beech A24R (N37329), Merrill, WI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT, AND STRUCTURAL/WING ICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ICING CONDITIONS AND TREES IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N37329 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801204072429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204072429A), Dec 4, 1980: Beech C24R (N37329), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Ballooned, stalled, hit runway nose down. Student first solo flight.

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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