Beechcraft 19 N9739L
2 January 1989 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 January 1989 at about 20:16 local time, a Beechcraft 19 registered N9739L was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Fe County Muni (SAF)
- Coordinates
- 35.7402, -105.8599
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 19
- Registration
- N9739L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN89LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. SHE LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A WIND FROM 240 DEGREES AT 9 KTS. WITNESSES SAID SHE FLARED HIGH & THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON ITS NOSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft 19A | Cashmere, Washington, United States | Chrisenberry, Harold | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft 19A | Erie, Colorado, United States | Paul Areson | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft 19A | Buena, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft 19 | Selkirk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1992 | Beechcraft 19A | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Hibbitts, Lewis D. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft 19 | Revere, Pennsylvania, United States | Alec Nagy | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1989 | Bumgartner/Hirt STEEN SKYBOLT | Quemado, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1989 | Cessna 140 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-34-200T | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-46-310P | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1989 | Cessna 182P | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | Henry E. Bielinski | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1989 | Bellanca 7ECA | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Rainbow Aero Inc. | No injuries | - |