# Accident 19930807027889A: Beech C90, Augusta, GA, August 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MFGA
- Location: 33.3507° N, 81.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3507&lon=-81.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90BP-1996-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A21
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027889A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON ILS. OFF COURSE STRUCK TREES OFF SIDE RUNWAY. WAS AWARE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY

## 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 ATL93FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA143), Aug 7, 1993: Beech C-90 (N90BP), Augusta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE INFLIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A THUNDERSTORM.

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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