# Accident 19900415013279A: Airshp AIRSHIP600, Creswall, NC, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Creswall, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8690° N, 76.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8690&lon=-76.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602SK-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airship Industries UK AIRSHIP 600 (registry code 3850101, https://openairdocs.org/model/airship-industries-uk-airship-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Porsche 930-67 (registry code 51003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/porsche-930-67) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRSHP AIRSHIP600
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 410 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415013279A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES FAILED EN ROUTE. DRIFTING, STRUCK TREES. DAMAGED LANDING IN HIGH WIND. IGNITION CONTROL UNITS FAILED.

## 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 ATL90FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA099), Apr 15, 1990: Airship Industries Airship 600 (N602SK), Creswell, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION UNITS AS THE AIRSHIP TRAVERSED THE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA BEAM OF A HIGH INTENSITY RADIATED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (HIRF). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

## Other reports on N602SK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980428013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980428013899I), Apr 28, 1998: Airshp AIRSHIP600 (N602SK), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 28, 1998, at approximately 1143 CST (1643 gmt), a airship industries model 600 airship N602SK operating as a 14 CFR 91 sight seeing and…
- [Incident 19911223062089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911223062089I), Dec 23, 1991: Airshp AIRSHIP600 (N602SK), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Blimp caught landing gear in fence approaching mooring mast. Had high sink rate and asymetrical thrust.

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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