# NTSB Accident ATL89FA165
> **BEECH B-60** · 1989-06-20 · GASTON, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89FA165
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28485
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-06-20
- **Location:** GASTON, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.810348, -81.099723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B-60
- **Registration:** N78TW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT EXERCISED QUESTIONABLE JUDGEMENT IN INITIATING A FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF KNOWN THUNDERSTORMS. FURTHER, EITHER DELIBERATELY OR INADVERTANTLY ENTERED A THUNDERSTORM AND OVERSTRESSED THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC SURFACES.

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