Beechcraft B19 N18786
8 May 1984 · College Park, Maryland, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1984 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N18786 was involved in an accident near College Park, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- College Park, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- College Park (CGS)
- Coordinates
- 38.9900, -76.9294
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B19
- Registration
- N18786
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- College Park → Cambridge
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FA165
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE FLT HAD ARRIVED AT THE ARPT BETWEEN 1600 & 1615, & HAD LANDED ON RWY 15. WINDS GENERALLY WERE OUT OF THE SW AT ABOUT10 KTS. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE FLT HE HAD OBSERVED A THUNDERSTORM WEST OF ANDREWS AFB (10 MI SOUTH.) AFTER LOADING AN ATC SIMULATOR & ITS ACCESSORIES ON BOARD THE ACFT, THE PLT TAXIED TO THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON THE APPROACH END OF RWY 15. DURING THIS PERIOD, ANEMOGRAM READINGS RECORDED BY THE UNIV OF MD SHOW THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN SHIFT TO WINDS OUT OF THE NW WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS. THE PLT COMMENTED THAT HE WANTED TO BEAT THE STORM. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS BETWEEN 300 & 330 DEGS WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 KTS. ONE PLT TRIED TO WARN THE PLT BY WAVING HIS ARMS TO CALL HIS ATTENTION TO THE WIND CONDITIONS. THE ACFT TOOK OFF IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE PLT STATED HE MAINTAINED 75 KTS AT MAX POWER BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AT ABOUT A 200 FPM DESCENT UNTIL IT IMPACTED TREES & FENCES OF A TENNIS COURT. A 24 KT TAILWIND COMPONENT CAN INCREASE TAKEOFF DISTANCES BY AS MUCH AS 80%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B19 | Simsbury, Connecticut, United States | Valley Airways | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1984 | Beechcraft B19 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1985 | Beechcraft B19 | Ruth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1985 | Beechcraft B19 | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft B19 | South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States | Jenney Beechcraft | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft B19 | Le Suer, Minnesota, United States | Beech Aero Center | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20C | Landover, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Luscombe 8F | Newburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Park Hall, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-28-161 | Gathersburg, Maryland, United States | Frederick Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1984 | Cessna 172 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Garrison Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 152 | Damascus, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |