# NTSB Accident CHI89FA036
> **BEECH B23** · 1988-12-26 · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89FA036
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27393
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-12-26
- **Location:** JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.29988, -85.720176
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B23
- **Registration:** N6100N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION IN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AFTER A PARTIAL ENGINE FAILURE, AND HIS ENCOUNTERING A STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE FROM WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER.

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