# Accident 19900202001489A: Beech 58, Pensacola, FL, February 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1990, 11:32 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0195° N, 82.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0195&lon=-82.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431BR-1990-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,017 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900202001489A

## Narrative

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

SPIRAL INTO TREES AND RESIDENCE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA90FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA064), Feb 2, 1990: Beech 58 (N431BR), Pensacola, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N431BR (1)

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

- [Incident 19830131013329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131013329I), Jan 31, 1983: Beech 58 (N431BR), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. Problem with landing gear on retraction. On landing nose gear collapsed. Broken retract rod.

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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