# NTSB Accident ATL89LA068
> **BEECH B-90** · 1989-01-08 · PADUCAH, KY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA068
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27532
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-08
- **Location:** PADUCAH, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.069976, -88.630973
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B-90
- **Registration:** N784K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND. PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE WEATHER RADAR, THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHTNING, AN UNDETERMINED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH AND VISUAL PERCEPTION, AND THE TREES.

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