Beechcraft C-90 N6040M
5 August 1979 · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 August 1979 at about 17:50 local time, a Beechcraft C-90 registered N6040M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Indianapolis Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-90
- Registration
- N6040M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Concordia, Ks → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3906
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PWR SCHEDULE PLT USED EXCEEDED MAX STRUCTURAL CRUISING SPD.INCREASED FUEL CONSMPIN RATE 100LBS/HR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft C-90 | Houston, Texas, United States | Crawford Enter | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Feb 1990 | Beechcraft C-90 | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 1990 | Beechcraft C-90 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1993 | Beechcraft C-90 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Critical Care Medflight | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Oct 1998 | Beechcraft C-90 | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1998 | Beechcraft C-90 | Newton, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |