Beechcraft A24R N8018R
29 December 1988 · Grass Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1988 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft A24R registered N8018R, operated by Engstrom, Karl A., was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grass Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nevada Co. (017)
- Coordinates
- 39.1097, -121.1203
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A24R
- Registration
- N8018R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Engstrom, Karl A.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fresno → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89LA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL DUE TO THE PATCHY SNOW AND ICE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH REPORTED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE ICY CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A24R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft A24R | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Flying Musketeers of Rochester | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft A24R | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft A24R | Mt. Baldy, California, United States | Theodore & Catherine Cummings | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft A24R | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft A24R | Richmond, Minnesota, United States | Muhs, David P. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft A24R | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |