# Accident 19911211055649A: Beech 400BEECH, Rome, GA, December 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1991, 09:40 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2395° N, 85.1710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2395&lon=-85.1710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BR-1992-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 400 (registry code 1155400, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 400BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D5
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 11
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA92MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911211055649A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR WITH LOW CEILINGS INTO KNOWN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

## 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 DCA92MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA011), Dec 11, 1991: Beech 400 (N25BR), Rome, GA, destroyed, 9 fatal. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S DECISION TO INITIATE VISUAL FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND LOW CEILINGS AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE TERRAIN.

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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