Beech E-90 accident near Boyne City, MI
On November 15, 2021, a Beech E-90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boyne City, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 15, 2021
- Place
- Boyne City, MI
- Aircraft
- Beech E-90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.205°N, 84.908°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211115104245
Official records · CEN22FA032
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Air Traffic Control Report - Excerpt: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 15, 2021, about 1245 eastern standard time, a Beech E-90, N290KA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Boyne City, Michigan. The airline transport pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. A review of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed the airplane departed Oakland County International Airport (PTK), Pontiac, Michigan, at 1150 and climbed to a cruise altitude of 16,000 ft mean sea level (msl) enroute to Boyne City Municipal Airport (N98), Boyne City, Michigan. The airplane descended toward N98 and air traffic control cleared the pilot for the RNAV GPS Rwy 27 approach. While established on final approach, the airplane gradually slowed from 129 to 88 knots groundspeed over a period of one minute. The last recorded ADS-B data showed the airplane at 88 knots groundspeed, about 3.2 nautical miles from the runway, and about 600 ft above ground level. The airplane impacted the ground about 600 ft beyond the last recorded ADS-B data. The nearest surface winds located about 12 miles north were 360° at 3 knots. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot primarily flew a Bombardier Challenger 604 jet, although he had not flown this airplane since June 2021 due to maintenance work on the engines. The pilot completed Challenger 601 recurrency training with CAE in a flight simulator from November 5-8, 2021. The pilot flew about 700 hours in Beech E-90 airplanes. About 3 years prior to the accident, the pilot started managing the
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while in icing conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent ground impact.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
