# Accident 19921029047429A: Beech D50A, Ely, NV, October 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1992, 09:54 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4195° N, 114.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4195&lon=-114.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102F-2011-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D50A (registry code 1152516, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D50A
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921029047429A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. NO RECORD WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 LAX93FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA045), Oct 29, 1992: Beech D50A (N102F), Ely, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOTS DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDED MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT AND SEVERE MIXED ICING, AND, 2) HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE…

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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