# Accident 19900504013869A: Govt N24A, Wilmington, NC, May 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1990, 07:31 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.2712° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2712&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418NE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418NE-1991-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Government Aircraft Factories N24A (registry code 3880104, https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n24a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOVT N24A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504013869A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN MISSED APPROACH,SAW END OF RUNWAY.TRIED TO TURN AND LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION,LOST CONTROL,IMPACTED INVERTED.

## 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 ATL90FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA108), May 4, 1990: Government Aircraft Fact N24A (N418NE), Wilmington, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DURING A CIRCLING MANEUVER FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW MINIMUMS FOR A CIRCLING APPROACH, AND…

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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