# Accident 19920103000109A: Beech 1900C, Saranac Lake, NY, January 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1992, 05:46 local time
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Airport: Adirondack
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.4302° N, 74.1604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4302&lon=-74.1604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55000, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55000-1992-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900C (registry code 1154161, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA92MA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920103000109A

## Narrative

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

UNSTABLE ILS APPROACH STRUCK TREES TRYING TO CATCH GLIDESLOPE. PRECIPITATION STATIC AFFECTED GLIDE SLOPE. BELOW DH.

## 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 DCA92MA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA016), Jan 3, 1992: Beech 1900C (N55000), Gabriels, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ESTABLISH A STABILIZED APPROACH, HIS INADEQUATE CROSS-CHECK OF INSTRUMENTS, HIS DESCENT BELOW SPECIFIED MINIMUM ALTITUDE AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, AND FAILURE OF THE…

## Other reports on N55000 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910116010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116010159I), Jan 16, 1991: Beech 1900C (N55000), Albany, NY. Ferried aircraft under part 91. Landed below minimums.

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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