Beech 58P accident near Auburn, Indiana, May 3, 1990
On May 3, 1990 at about 2:10 am local time, a Beech 58P, registered N91EE, was substantially damaged in an accident near Auburn, Indiana (Dekalb County airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE LANDING AREA. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE DITCH.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 3, 1990 · about 2:10 am local time
- Place
- Auburn, Indiana · Dekalb County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · all 58Ps on the register
- Registration
- N91EE · registry record · serial TJ245
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER MAKING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT'S PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM, THE PILOT BEGAN AN APPROACH TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. HE REPORTED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS 'A LITTLE HIGH, AND ABOUT 15 KNOTS FAST . . .' AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2/5 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SKIDDED OFF THE DEPARTURE END AND STRUCK A DITCH. TIRE SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGE/WEAR TO THE TIRES SUPPORTED THE PILOT'S STATEMENTS.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 797 hours in all; 219 in this make and model; 141 in the last 90 days; 37 in the last 30 days; 686 as pilot in command; 16 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,566 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 18, 1989; 13 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 07C at 2:45 am
- Destination: 07C
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,652 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:00 am from FWA, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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