# Accident 19930501011409A: Beech 65A90, Mount Ida, AR, May 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1993, 06:37 local time
- Place: Mount Ida, AR
- Airport: Bearce Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5505° N, 93.6309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5505&lon=-93.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530N-1993-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 650 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930501011409A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN RIDGE AFTER IFR DEPARTURE IN DENSE FOG. NR1 INVERTER INOP. POSSIBLE LOSS OF NR2 INVERTER.

## 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 DEN93FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA053), May 1, 1993: Beech 65-A90 (N530N), Mount Ida, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AN ADEQUATE CLIMB RATE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: PILOT FATIGUE FROM LACK OF SLEEP, AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N530N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920914044659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914044659I), Sep 14, 1992: Beech 65A90 (N530N), Mount Ida, AR, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff due to deer on runway. Veered off left side of runway.

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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