# Accident 19960610013039A: Beech E90, Woolwich, ME, June 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1996
- Place: Woolwich, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 43.9759° N, 69.7140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9759&lon=-69.7140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916PA-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960610013039A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON DEPARTURE.

## 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 NYC96FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA123), Jun 10, 1996: Beech E90 (N916PA), Woolwich, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane while climbing after takeoff, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with terrain.…

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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