Beechcraft 100 N887PE
16 September 1989 · Mayfield, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 September 1989 at about 02:10 local time, a Beechcraft 100 registered N887PE was involved in an accident near Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 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 02:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mayfield, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mayfield Graves County (M25)
- Coordinates
- 36.7295, -88.6403
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 100
- Registration
- N887PE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Orlando → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL89FA213
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING ARRIVAL, THE FLT WAS ISSUED THE CURRENT PADUCAH ALTIMETER SETTING. THE PLT REQUESTED VECTORS FOR AN APCH TO RWY 18, BUT THE ARTCC CONTROLLER (CTLR) COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST. THE PLT WAS CLRD FOR A VOR/DME-A APCH. MDA FOR THE APCH WAS 1080' MSL (600' AGL). AT 2108 CDT, THE FLT CHGD TO THE FBO FREQ. FBO PSNL OBSERVED THE ACFT FLY OVER THE ARPT & ADZD THAT IT WAS TOO LOW. ONE OF THE PLTS REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD BE 'STAYING UNDER THE CLOUDS.' THE PLTS HAD PLANNED TO LAND ON RWY 36, BUT RPRTD THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE RWY & WOULD CHANGE TO RWY 18. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE ABOUT 1 MI NNE OF THE ARPT, WHILE ON A WESTERLY HDG (APRX PSN OF BASE LEG FOR A VFR PATTERN). THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABT 700' WEST OF THE TREE & WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT & FIRE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FND. APRX 30 MI WEST AT PADUCAH, THE WX WAS IN PART: 200' SCATTERED, 900' OVC VIS 3 MI WITH RAIN & FOG, WND FM 360 DEG AT 7 KTS. THE ARPT MANAGER ESTIMATED THERE WAS A 200' CEILING AT THE ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft 100 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 100 | Batesville, Indiana, United States | Preister Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft 100 | Windsor, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 13 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft 100 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Ozark Skyways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1997 | Beechcraft 100 | San Carlos, California, United States | A&A Reomix Concrete MIX Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1997 | Beechcraft 100 | Kenly, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1989 | Cessna 172N | Eddyville, Kentucky, United States | Red OAK Aviation Club, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Mar 1989 | Beechcraft BE-18 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Ajax Leasing Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Apr 1989 | Mooney M20F | Lynch, Kentucky, United States | Charles W. Foley | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1989 | Beechcraft S35 | Russellville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1989 | Cessna 120 | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1989 | Cessna 150K | Vine Grove, Kentucky, United States | Vine Grove Airport Inc. | No injuries | - |