# Accident 19911228057459A: Beech 1900C, Block Island, RI, December 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1991, 21:46 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811BE-2011-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (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 1900C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911228057459A

## Narrative

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

CFI GAVE STUDENT SIMULATED IFR APPROACH COVERED GYROS AND SINGLE ENGINE. STUDENT GAVE UP. CFI ALLOWED WATER IMPACT.

## 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 NYC92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA053), Dec 29, 1991: Beech 1900C (N811BE), Block Island, RI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S LOSS OF ALTITUDE AWARENESS AND POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY; AND COMPANY…

## Other reports on N811BE (2)

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

- [Incident 19880222014389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222014389I), Feb 22, 1988: Beech 1900C (N811BE), Philadelphia, PA. Conflict alert. Showed 6200 feet on radar level at 4500 feet. Switched transponders that showed correct altitude.
- [Accident 19870406010929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870406010929A), Apr 6, 1987: Beech 1900C (N811BE), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff was struck by a ground vehicle.

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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