# NTSB Accident ATL90FA099
> **AIRSHIP INDUSTRIES AIRSHIP 600** · 1990-04-15 · CRESWELL, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90FA099
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22847
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-15
- **Location:** CRESWELL, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.869003, -76.390182
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRSHIP INDUSTRIES
- **Model:** AIRSHIP 600
- **Registration:** N602SK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION UNITS AS THE AIRSHIP TRAVERSED THE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA BEAM OF A HIGH INTENSITY RADIATED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (HIRF).  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND AND THE LACK OF HIRF CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR AIRSHIPS AT THE TIME OF FAA CERTIFICATION.

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