# Accident 19950103043589A: Beech 65A90, Royal, AR, January 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1995, 18:17 local time
- Place: Royal, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PQGA
- Location: 34.5207° N, 93.3201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5207&lon=-93.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101GA-1996-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950103043589A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE HOT REPORTED RETURNING DUE INOP HEATER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS LOST CONTROL ABD DIVE INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW95FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA080), Jan 4, 1995: Beech 65-90 (N101GA), Royal, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND AND COLLIDE WITH TREES, AFTER HE BECAME DIVERTED BY AN INOPERATIVE CABIN HEATER. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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