# Accident 19981017046849A: Beech 65A90, Russellville, AR, October 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1998, 00:30 local time
- Place: Russellville, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2705° N, 93.1407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2705&lon=-93.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90GN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90GN-2010-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981017046849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCT. 17, 1998, AT 0030 CDT, A BEECH, BE-65-A95, N90GN, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING AT THE RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RUE) NEAR RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY MID SOUTH LLC OF ROGERS ARKANSAS UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91.  THE ATP PILOT AND THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NIGHT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN CANCELLED DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT.  THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED FORTH WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. DURING A SUBSEQUENT TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A NOTAM THAT WAS CURRENT FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS THAT WERE OUT OF SERVICE AT THE RUSSELLVILLE AIRPORT.  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RUSSELLVILLE AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS OBSCURED BY CONDENSATION AND THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEE THE RUNWAY THROUGH A WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THIS TIME HE "INADVERTENTLY" MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE INTO A DESCENT.  THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE RUNWAY AND IN ITIATED A GO-AROUND, SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A TAXIWAY, SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED 180 DEGREES ON THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 FTW99LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA013), Oct 17, 1998: Beech 65-A90 (N90GN), Russellville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the ground due to the pilot's improper use of the flaps and the ensuing inadvertent descent. Factors were the dark night conditions, the pilot's…

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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