# Accident 19900327008979A: Beech 100BEECH, Uvalde, TX, March 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1990, 19:35 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Garner Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2096° N, 99.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2096&lon=-99.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696JB-1990-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 100 (registry code 1152916, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 100BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,725 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900327008979A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON AN NDB APPROACH. WEATHER BELOW APPROACH MINIMAL. DESCENDED BELOW MDA.

## 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 FTW90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA087), Mar 28, 1990: Beech 100 (N696JB), Uvalde, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT BY NOT MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) FOR THAT SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LOW CEILING, FOG, AND RAIN.

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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