# Accident 20121214026889A: Beech E-90, Claude, TX, December 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2012, 18:10 local time
- Place: Claude, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9492° N, 101.5808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9492&lon=-101.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67PS-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-90
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A-27-28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121214026889A

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1750 CST, THE PILOT OF N67PS, A BEECHCRAFT E-90, AND ONE PASSENGER, DEPARTED RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KAMA) ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO FORT WORTH MEACHUM FIELD (KFTW).  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH AND WAS CLEARED TO FLIGHT LEVEL 210.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 CST, AT FLIGHT LEVEL 140, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY TURNED NORTH EAST AND AIR TRAFFIC WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.  A DPS HELICOPTER LOCATED THE WRECKAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 CST, 20 MILES SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT ON A 158 DEGREE RADIAL FROM KAMA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.  THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING,  BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, ELEVATORS AND RUDDER WERE ALL SEPARATED AND  LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.  THE LEFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER COMPONENTS WERE SCATTERED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS NORTH EAST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.  THE RIGHT ENGINE AND PROPELLER COMPONENTS WERE SCATTERED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS  EAST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN13FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA105), Dec 15, 2012: Beech E-90 (N67PS), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane after encountering icing conditions and heavy to extreme turbulence and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s design limit, which led to an in-flight…

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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