# Accident 19900410011549A: Beech 35C33A, Le Compte, LA, April 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1990, 14:10 local time
- Place: Le Compte, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0793° N, 92.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0793&lon=-92.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7968M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7968M-1991-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33A (registry code 1151410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,432 total, 857 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900410011549A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF SERVE THUNDERSTORMS. IMPACT NEAR VERTICAL AT HIGH SPEED.

## 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 FTW90FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA094), Apr 10, 1990: Beech B35-C33A (N7968M), Le Compte, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF AND HIS INADEQUATE EVALUTION OF EXISTING WEATHER.

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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