Beechcraft BE-200 N90DF
21 December 1983 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1983 at about 18:45 local time, a Beechcraft BE-200 registered N90DF, operated by Aviex Jet, Inc., was involved in an accident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit City (DET)
- Coordinates
- 42.3297, -83.0495
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-200
- Registration
- N90DF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aviex Jet, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
WHILE RECEIVING VECTORS FOR AN ILS APCH, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED RIME ICING CONDITIONS. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD BEGAN ICING OVER & WOULD NOT CLEAR WHEN THE PLT ADJUSTED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT FROM NORMAL TO HIGH. SINCE THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED, HE MOVED TO THE RIGHT (COPILOT'S) SEAT. AFTER TURNING INBOUND ON THE LOCALIZER, HE DISENGAGED THE AUTOPILOT. PRIOR TO REACHING THE OUTER MARKER, HE CYCLED THE DEICE BOOTS & NOTICED THAT THE WING BOOTS CYCLED PROPERLY. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL WITH 60% FLAPS & 130 KTS, A SINK RATE DEVELOPED. THE PLT APPLIED POWER & THE SINK RATE DECREASED MOMENTARILY, THEN BEGAN INCREASING AGAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD ABOUT 125 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. IT THEN ROLLED ONTO THE RWY & SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE INTO A SNOW COVERED AREA. THE ACFT RECEIVED WING & ENG DAMAGE DURING THE OCCURRENCE. A POST-ACCIDENT EXAM REVEALED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE & APPX 1/2 INCH OF ICE REMAINED UNBROKEN ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE STABILIZER DEICE BOOTS WERE CYCLED & FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1984 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1985 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Hamptonburgh, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 1992 | Beechcraft BE-200 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Omega Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 May 1992 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Francesco Garrisi | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1997 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Huarmey, Peru | Aero-Condor S.a. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Banjul, Gambia | Naysa | Fatal | 8 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177B | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hastings, Michigan, United States | Teen Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38 | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177RG | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |