# Accident 19911122053359A: Beech B100, Romeo, MI, November 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1991, 10:50 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8502° N, 83.0395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8502&lon=-83.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24169-2000-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B100 (registry code 1152919, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B100
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316252B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,607 total, 99 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122053359A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MDA ON VOR DME APPROACH. HIT TREE TOPS. LOST CONTROL ROLLED VERTICAL AND CRASHED. DENSE FOG IN AREA

## 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 CHI92FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA032), Nov 22, 1991: Beech B100 (N24169), Romeo, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION AND THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE DISREGARDED DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

## Other reports on N24169 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800118015069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118015069I), Jan 18, 1980: Beech 100BEECH (N24169), Philadelphia, PA. Right engine fire and smoke warning light illuminated. Shut down right engine. Suspect defective sensing unit.

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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