# Accident 19900407007689A: Beech A36, Arcata - Eureka, CA, April 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1990, 10:35 local time
- Place: Arcata - Eureka, CA
- Airport: Arcata Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6700° N, 123.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6700&lon=-123.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3674B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3674B-1990-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,365 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900407007689A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA138), Apr 7, 1990: Beech A36 (N3674B), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF IFR PROCEDURES BY FAILING TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH THAT HE WAS FLYING. THE HILLY/MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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