# Accident 19900117001429A: Beech 400BEECH, West Point, MS, January 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: West Point, MS
- Airport: Mccharen Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5995° N, 88.6407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5995&lon=-88.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3121B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,764 total, 86 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117001429A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN LOW AND IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY SEPARATING LEFT MAIN GEAR. OTHER FOLDED.

## 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 MIA90LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA057), Jan 17, 1990: Beech 400 (N3121B), West Point, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE, SPEED, AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING.

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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