19900407007689A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Arcata - Eureka, CA · April 7, 1990

Date
April 7, 1990 · 10:35 local
Place
Arcata - Eureka, CA
Airport
Arcata Airport
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3674B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90FA138
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
3,365 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Descended below moca on initial ILS approach. Struck trees and burned. No mechanical or electronic defects found.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED BELOW MOCA ON INITIAL ILS APPROACH. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED. NO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.