Beechcraft F-90 N9PU
2 December 1989 · Lincoln, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 December 1989 at about 21:35 local time, a Beechcraft F-90 registered N9PU was involved in an accident near Lincoln, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lincoln, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sierra Bianca Regional (SRR)
- Coordinates
- 33.4900, -105.3798
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F-90
- Registration
- N9PU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carlsbad → Ruidoso
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN90FA030
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PILOT DISORIENTATION WHILE CONDUCTING A NON PRECISION INSTRUMENT APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT AND MULTIENGINE EXPERIENCE, AND THE EXISTING ADVERSE WEATHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRPLANE CIRCLING IN THE VICINITY OF THE NDB. OTHER WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE EXIT THE CLOUD BASE IN A NEAR-VERTICAL DIVE AND IMPACT THE GROUND APRX 1 MILE EAST AND 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE NDB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1991 | Beechcraft F-90 | Key West, Florida, United States | McCarty, Richard D. & Claire | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1991 | Beechcraft F-90 | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | Ridgeaire, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2000 | Beechcraft F-90 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1989 | Beechcraft 19 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1989 | Bumgartner/Hirt STEEN SKYBOLT | Quemado, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1989 | Cessna 140 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-34-200T | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-46-310P | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1989 | Cessna 182P | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | Henry E. Bielinski | Minor injuries | - |