# Accident 19910401008069A: Beech B60, Kinston, NC, April 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1991, 13:26 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Airport: Eastern Regional Jetport At Stall
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2702° N, 77.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2702&lon=-77.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311MC-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,345 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401008069A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR CAME OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. BANKED STEEPLY TO RETURN,STALLED,CRASHED,AND BURNED.

## 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 ATL91FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA074), Apr 1, 1991: Beech 60 (N311MC), Kinston, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNSECURED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT…

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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