# Accident 19900309003639A: Beech 58, Cornelia, GA, March 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1990, 12:52 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Airport: Habersham County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5604° N, 83.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5604&lon=-83.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7233R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7233R-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,911 total, 1,546 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900309003639A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING CLIMB VECTORS. VISION PROBLEMS.

## 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 ATL90FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA070), Mar 9, 1990: Beech 58 (N7233R), Demorest, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE, LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT 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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