- Date
- November 8, 1989, 19:40 local (Nov 9, 1989, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Angola, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N951VBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891108046989A
- Case key
- 14590
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to follow IFR procedures and maintain the minimum descent altitude (mda). Factors related to the accident were: darkness and adverse weather conditions.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During arrival at ngt, the plt was clrd for an NDB rwy 5 apch. The NDB was located at the arpt, just sw of the rwy. The plt stated that he 'completed (the) NDB approach, which failed at minimums. Entered clear air almost immediately after adf reversal . . .' He said he then made a 180 deg reversal (left turn) and maneuvered to get reestablished on the NDB course abt 3.9 mi fm the arpt, but he could not recall anything beyond that point. An investigation revealed the acft had dscndd & crashed in an open field in that area. Mda for the apch was 1540 ft. the arpt elev was 995 ft. the arpt manager estimated the ceiling at the arpt was below minimums. No preimpact malfunction of the acft or NDB was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N951V
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-755
- Airframe hours
- 2,403
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dynamation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dynamation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1989 · 92 hours before
- Departed
- PWK · Wheeling, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Tri-State Steuben County, runway 5, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 50 in this make and model · 2,875 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.