# Accident 19960131003569A: Beech E90, Flagstaff, AZ, January 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1996, 13:05 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GDHA
- Location: 35.2308° N, 111.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2308&lon=-111.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300SP-1999-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 613 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960131003569A

## Narrative

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

FLEW DISTABILIZED APPROACH. DESCEND STEEPLY INTO TREES. PILOT LONG DUTY HOURS. SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING FACTORS.

## 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 LAX96FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA105), Jan 31, 1996: Beech E90 (N300SP), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow prescribed IFR procedures and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions with icing and…

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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