# Accident 19900609019929A: Beech T34A, Champaign, IL, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: Amdrew Rla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1096° N, 88.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1096&lon=-88.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019929A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE AFTER CLEARING TREES. IMPACTED SOD STRIP COLLAPSING NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS.

## 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 CHI90LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA152), Jun 9, 1990: Beech T-34A (N54RF), Champaign, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. THE ADVERSE WIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N54RF (1)

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

- [Incident 19980905038219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905038219I), Sep 5, 1998: Beech A45 (N54RF), Galesburg, IL, Minor damage. (-5) The great lakes region operation center reported; N54RF, Beech model A45, made an emergency landing at the Galesburg Municipal Airport (gbg), Galesburg,…

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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