19930129001189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 65-A90 · Marfa, TX · January 29, 1993

Date
January 29, 1993 · 19:40 local
Place
Marfa, TX
Airport
Marfa Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N363N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA077
Reported as
Beech 65A90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,016 total675 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Elected tocircle after VOR approach. Lost sight of runway in fog. Wing hit ground turning base to final too low.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTED TOCIRCLE AFTER VOR APPROACH. LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY IN FOG. WING HIT GROUND TURNING BASE TO FINAL TOO LOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.