Beech BE-90C accident near Canton, Ohio, January 17, 1986
On January 17, 1986 at about 11:50 pm local time, a Beech BE-90C, registered N68PC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Canton, Ohio (Akron Canton airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 17, 1986 · about 11:50 pm local time
- Place
- Canton, Ohio · Akron Canton · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-90C
- Registration
- N68PC · no longer on the register · serial LJ-1007
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER MAKING A COUPLED ILS APPROACH TO 300 FEET, THE PILOT STATED HE COULD NOT DISCONNECT OR OVERRIDE THE AUTOPILOT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED, SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE WITH BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. THE CONTROLS AND AUTOPILOT WERE INSPECTED AND TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,884 hours in all; 113 in this make and model; 126 in the last 90 days; 4,005 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,428 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 9,650 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-21 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Beck Air, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: EKM Elkhart IN at 10:45 pm
- Destination: CAK Akron OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 23, 5,599 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 300 ft; not recorded at 300 ft
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from CAK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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