# Accident 19900317004609A: Beech A23, Fordyce, AR, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 10:50 local time
- Place: Fordyce, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8099° N, 92.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8099&lon=-92.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3520R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3520R-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,248 total, 476 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317004609A

## Narrative

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

MENTALLY DISTURBED PASSENGER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND THREW KEYS OUT WINDOW AND FOUGHT CONTROLS. CRASHED IN TREES.

## 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 MKC90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA066), Mar 17, 1990: Beech A23 (N3520R), Fordyce, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE FLIGHT BY SEIZING THE CONTROLS AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE.

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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