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Event CHI91LA004

1990-10-05 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States Airport · MSP None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N703M

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH 200

Year of manufacture

1977 · 13 years old at event

Engine

P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (1050 hp)

Seats / Engines

11 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19770610

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A960C6

Registrant of record

DAVIS AVIATION INC DBA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL.

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNAWAY 29R AT MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, PERFORMED A GROUND LOOP, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI91LA004.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.