# Accident 19930818029719A: Beech A23, Morgantown, WV, August 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1993, 05:57 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6307° N, 79.9395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6307&lon=-79.9395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3552R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3552R-1993-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 43 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930818029719A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW DH AND STRUCK RISING TERRAIN ON ILS APPROACH. WAS 240 FEET BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE.

## 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 NYC93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA161), Aug 18, 1993: Beech A23 (N3552R), Morgantown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures in which he descended below the decision height without visual detection of the runway. Factors are the fog conditions, trees and the pilot's inattention…

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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