Beech E-90 accident near Slidell, Louisiana, November 7, 2022
On November 7, 2022 at about 3:45 am local time, a 1980 Beech E-90, registered N809DM, was destroyed in an accident during approach (IFR missed approach) near Slidell, Louisiana (Slidell Airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in low visibility conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 7, 2022 · about 3:45 am local time
- Place
- Slidell, Louisiana · Slidell Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech E-90, built 1980 · all E-90s on the register
- Registration
- N809DM · registry record · serial LW-334
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot flew a visual approach to his home airport but did a go-around due to ground fog. After receiving an instrument flight rules clearance, he flew an RNAV/GPS approach that he also discontinued due to ground fog. After executing a missed approach, the pilot flew another RNAV/GPS approach. The pilot reported that during this last approach he lost visual references and initiated a go-around, during which the airplane impacted trees about 800 ft to the right of the runway. The main wreckage came to rest upright and was consumed by a post-impact fire. The postaccident examination revealed no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he observed the right engine was slower to accelerate than the left engine during the attempted go-around, and that he was distracted looking at the engine indications. He reported that he did not notice if the airplane yaw to the right and, before he could correct for the altitude loss, the airplane descended into and struck the trees.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during approach (IFR missed approach) defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during approach (IFR missed approach)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › (general) › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Pitch control › Not attained/maintained
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Yaw control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip › Low visibility › Effect on operation
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Tree(s) › Contributed to outcome
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,800 hours in all; 325 in this make and model
- Last flight review: September 7, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,111 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, September 15, 2022
- Maximum gross weight: 10,100 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 (turboprop); 6,325 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 (turboprop); 6,325 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Air Reldan, Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: JWN Nashville TN at 7:33 pm
- Destination: ASD Slidell LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 5,002 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast; a few clouds at 400 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.11 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 pm from KASD, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN23LA028.