# Accident 20170613010899A: Beech E-90, Ruidoso, NM, June 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2017, 22:10 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4531° N, 105.5431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4531&lon=-105.5431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48TA-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-90
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 70 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170613010899A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/13/2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 2210 MOUNTAIN TIME, A BEECHCRAFT E-90 KING AIR AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N48TA REGISTERED TO , KING INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AT 33:27:12.56177N - 105:32:36.42065   W (APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSRR) IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FOR PLEASURE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL 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 CEN17FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA227), Jun 14, 2017: Beech E 90 (N48TA), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain after takeoff during dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N48TA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080508840289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080508840289I), May 8, 2008: Beech E90 (N48TA), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed and was taxiing on the ramp for parking. During the ramp taxi, the pilot needed to make a right hand turn to position the airplane for…
- [Accident 20040108000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040108000159A), Jan 8, 2004: Beech E90 (N48TA), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 8, 2004, about 1427 central standard time, a Beech E-90, N48TA, operated by tidewater aero, sustained substantial damage when the cabin door…

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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