# Accident 19901121051069A: Beech 95A55, Winters/Davis/W, CA, November 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1990, 17:20 local time
- Place: Winters/Davis/W, CA
- Airport: Yolo County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7104° N, 121.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7104&lon=-121.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1594S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1594S-1994-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 32 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121051069A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND TURNING FINAL FOR NIGHT DOWNWIND LANDING. NO RECENT NIGHT TIME. NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 LAX91FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA036), Nov 22, 1990: Beech 95-A55 (N1594S), Woodland, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS ALTITUDE TO ASSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING A NIGHT VISUAL APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT, UNLIT TERRAIN, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT NIGHT TIME,…

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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