# Accident 19921121047529A: Beech A60, Snoqualmie Pass, WA, November 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1992, 09:35 local time
- Place: Snoqualmie Pass, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4207° N, 121.3698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4207&lon=-121.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100EK-1993-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121047529A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES SLOW CLIMB AIRSPEED ALLOWED ICE BUILDUP AFT OF BOOTS. LOST CONTROL. HIGH SPEED DIVE SEPARATED ELEVATORS.

## 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 SEA93FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA026), Nov 21, 1992: Beech A60 (N100EK), Snoqualmie Pass, WA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXCEEDING THE NEVER EXCEED SPEED (VNE), AND SUBSEQUENT EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS 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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