# Accident 19910710027039A: Beech C99, Birmingham, AL, July 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1991, 18:12 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LXIA
- Location: 33.5206° N, 86.8104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5206&lon=-86.8104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7217L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217L-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-99 (registry code 1154006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A36
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 13
- Pilot flight hours: 4,141 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA91MA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710027039A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED DARK CLOUDS SEVERE TURBULENCE ON ILS APPROACH. LOST CONTROL CRASHED INTO HOMES. STORM DEPICTED ON RADAR.

## 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 DCA91MA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA042), Jul 10, 1991: Beech C99 (N7217L), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 13 fatal. Probable cause: THE DECISION OF THE CAPTAIN TO INITIATE AND CONTINUE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO CLEARLY IDENTIFIED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM WHICH THE FLIGHTCREW WAS…

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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