# Accident 19910504014089A: Beech F90, Key West, FL, May 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1991, 19:05 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5506° N, 81.7810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5506&lon=-81.7810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208RC-2011-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F90 (registry code 1152909, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504014089A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. PUT GEAR UP COLLAPSING MAINS. NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK FAILED DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## 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 MIA91LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA136), May 4, 1991: Beech F-90 (N208RC), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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