# Accident 19930129001189A: Beech 65A90, Marfa, TX, January 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1993, 19:40 local time
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Airport: Marfa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3101° N, 104.0204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3101&lon=-104.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N363N-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,016 total, 675 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930129001189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW93LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA077), Jan 30, 1993: Beech 65-A90 (N363N), Marfa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED DESCENT BELOW THE PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT, FOG, AND THE CREW'S POOR COORDINATION.

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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