# Accident 19930223003169A: Beech B90, Albert Lea, MN, February 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1993, 12:35 local time
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Airport: Albert Lea Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6500° N, 93.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6500&lon=-93.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442TC-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 605 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223003169A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED OUT ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING. STRUCK SNOWBANK AND LANDED ON RUNWAY. ICE IN STATIC SYSTEM. AIRSPEED ERROR.

## 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 CHI93LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA094), Feb 23, 1993: Beech B90 (N442TC), Albert Lea, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL DUE TO ICE IN THE PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM.

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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