# Accident 20080201011039A: Beech C90A, Mount Airy, NC, February 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Mount Airy/Surry County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4633° N, 80.5508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4633&lon=-80.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57WR-2009-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon C90A (registry code 7150004, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08MA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08MA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080201011039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A GPS APPROACH TO MT. AIRY, NC (MWK) DURING IMC CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT MADE A GO AROUND AND CRASHED. ALL 6 OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED.

## 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 NYC08MA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08MA090), Feb 1, 2008: Raytheon C90A (N57WR), Mount Airy, NC, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper decision to descend below the minimum descent…

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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