Beechcraft B19 N19NH
11 September 1994 · Big Bear City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1994 at about 22:45 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N19NH, operated by RAM Air Aviation, was involved in an accident near Big Bear City, California, 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 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Bear City, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Big Bear City (L35)
- Coordinates
- 34.2596, -116.8405
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B19
- Registration
- N19NH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RAM Air Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Springs → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA362
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the failure and separation of the right main landing gear wheel assembly due to a preexisting and undetected crack.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON THE RUNWAY. DURING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR REPORTED THAT AN INSPECTION OF THE FAILED LOWER SECTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF 'A PREVIOUS CRACK' WHICH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DETECTED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1995 | Beechcraft B19 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1993 | Beechcraft B19 | Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States | Sanford Gorzelsky | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft B19 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Roessel Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft B19 | Victoria, Minnesota, United States | General Aviation Services, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1993 | Beechcraft B19 | Birmingham, Michigan, United States | Mack C. Goodwin | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft B19 | Bonham, Texas, United States | ARI BEN Aviation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Fort Bragg, California, United States | Sundance Flying Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1994 | Schweizer G-164B | Yuba City, California, United States | Sutter Butte Dusters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1994 | Cessna T210L | Kettleman City, California, United States | Willie Alves Rodrigues | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1994 | Maule M-5-235C | Columbia, California, United States | White, James L. | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1994 | Cessna 150L | Rio Linda, California, United States | Hinckley, Thomas, F. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1994 | Robinson R-22 | Chico, California, United States | Sierra Aviation | No injuries | - |