# Accident 19901121051149A: Beech 65A808800, Spokane, WA, November 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1990, 18:22 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6190° N, 117.5352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPOKANE INTL (GEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6190&lon=-117.5352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6CH-1993-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-88 (registry code 1152809, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A808800
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121051149A

## Narrative

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

ACCUMULATED HEAVY ICE ON DEPARTURE. RETURNED. STALL MUSHED ONTO RUNWAY DUE TO AIRFRAME AND WINDSHIELD HEAVY ICING.

## 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 SEA91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA022), Nov 22, 1990: Beech 65-88 (N6CH), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS TOUCHDOWN DUE TO DISORIENTATION CAUSED BY HIS LACK OF FORWARD VISIBILITY CREATED BY AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD.

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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