Beechcraft C90A N487JD
12 October 1993 · Napa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1993 at about 19:55 local time, a Beechcraft C90A registered N487JD, operated by Iasco, was involved in an accident near Napa, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Napa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Napa County (APC)
- Coordinates
- 38.5508, -122.1492
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C90A
- Registration
- N487JD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Iasco
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burbank → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER USE OF POWERPLANT CONTROLS, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AN APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 24 TO PRACTICE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE DUAL STUDENT ESTABLISHED THE PROPER GLIDEPATH AND AIRSPEED. AT ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRPLANE CROSSED OVER THE THRESHOLD, THE DUAL STUDENT INADVERTENTLY PLACED BOTH POWER LEVERS IN REVERSE. THE AIRPLANE 'VEERED' SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, THEN PITCHED DOWN. THE CFI ADVANCED BOTH POWER LEVERS TO FULL POWER AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND UP ELEVATOR, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWNWARD AND LANDED HARD, DAMAGING THE WING SPARS AND ENGINE MOUNTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C90A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1994 | Beechcraft C90A | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Beechcraft C90A | Rio Grande City, Texas, United States | Raytheon Aircraft Services | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1997 | Beechcraft C90A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1986 | Beechcraft C90A | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | Charles V. McClaren | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Dec 2004 | Beechcraft C90A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2006 | Beechcraft C90A | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Air Charter, Inv | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1993 | Cessna 310H | Lancaster, California, United States | Yehiem Konski | Fatal | 6 |
| 14 Nov 1993 | Cessna 182 | Colusa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1993 | Cessna 172P | Sun City, California, United States | Hiser Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1993 | Robinson R44 | El Monte, California, United States | Benjamin F. Venti, SR. | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Nov 1993 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1993 | Beechcraft A35 | Tulare, California, United States | Rent and Lease Programs | Fatal | 2 |