# Accident 19940819028039A: Beech C90A, Janesville, WI, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 12:50 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6809° N, 89.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6809&lon=-89.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1553N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A21
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819028039A

## Narrative

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

MANEUVERING AROUND BUILDUPS AT FL200 ENTERED CLOUD SEVERE TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL. SPAR DAMAGE ON ABRUPT RECOVERY.

## 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 CHI94LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA277), Aug 19, 1994: Beech C90A (N1553N), Janesville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's exceeding the design structural limits of the airplane. Factors were turbulence in clouds and the pilot- in-command;s continued flight into known adverse weather.

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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