# Accident 20150828013939A: Beech E-90, Fayetteville, TN, August 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1394° N, 86.6822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1394&lon=-86.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891PC-2020-02-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,886 total, 163 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150828013939A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (SYI) SHELBYVILLE, TN, AIRPORT FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO HIS HOME AIRPORT (HUNTSVILLE, AL).  DURING THE CRUISE PORTION OF THE FLIGHT AT 3500 FEET, PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE.  THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST.

PILOT ALSO STATED HE STARTED EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, THEN DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AND DECIDED TO LAND.  HE CHOSE TO LAND OFF AIRPORT (HARD SURFACE) AND PICKED A LARGE SOY BEAN FIELD.

THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED.  DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. PILOT HAD NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA15LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA333), Aug 28, 2015: Beech E 90 (N891PC), Fayetteville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of electrical power for reasons that could not be determined and the pilot's subsequent failure to properly follow the manual landing gear extension procedures, which resulted in the…

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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