# Accident 19920904035249A: Beech E55, Steamboat Sprin, CO, September 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1992, 19:20 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4702° N, 106.8207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4702&lon=-106.8207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12GG-2000-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920904035249A

## Narrative

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

VFR NOT ADVISED DUE SIGMETS THUNDERSTORMS TURBULENCE AND ICING. LEFT ANYWAY VFR. STRUCK TREES IN SNOW RAIN SLEET.

## 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 DEN92FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA091), Sep 5, 1992: Beech E-55 (N12GG), Steamboat Sprin, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT…

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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