# Accident 19930224003149A: Beech E18S, State College, PA, February 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1993, 20:16 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGYA
- Location: 40.7903° N, 77.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7903&lon=-77.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47E-1993-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930224003149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK OBSCURED MOUNTAIN TRYING TO MAKE CONTACT APPROACH AT NIGHT IN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SQUALLS.

## 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 BFO93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA033), Feb 24, 1993: Beech E18S (N47E), Lemont, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIGH…

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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