# Accident 19920226004079A: Beech H18, Morganton, NC, February 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1992, 08:26 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VPDA
- Location: 35.7406° N, 81.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7406&lon=-81.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347G-1995-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920226004079A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE ON INITIAL APPROACH. CRASHED INTO TREES WINGS LEVEL.

## 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 ATL92FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA049), Feb 26, 1992: Beech H-18 (N347G), Morganton, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW FAR AND COMPANY PROCEDURES, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN CONDITIONS, AND THE FOGGY, LOW…

## Other reports on N347G (1)

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

- [Incident 19880203008999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203008999I), Feb 3, 1988: Beech H18 (N347G), Huntington, WV. Feathered a rough running engine. Diverted to nearest airport. Found a cracked cylinder head.

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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