Beechcraft B-19 N9746L

Summary

On 1 February 2001 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft B-19 registered N9746L was involved in an accident near Louisa, Virginia, 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.

Date

1 February 2001 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisa, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Louisa (LKU)

Coordinates

38.0097, -77.9700

Aircraft

Beechcraft B-19

Registration

N9746L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warrenton → Richmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC01LA074

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing. Factor's in this accident were the loss of electrical power due to an alternator failure and the night light conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight, the airplane experienced a complete electrical failure. The pilot stated that during landing, the airplane "got slow" on final approach and dropped approximately 12 to 15 feet onto the runway. The nose gear separated and the airplane slid to a stop. The pilot added that the runway lights were illuminated during the landing. Examination of the airplane's alternator revealed an internal failure which precluded the alternator from producing sufficient voltage to power the airplane. The pilot reported 235 hours of total fight experience, which included 27 hours in the make and model of the accident airplane. Additionally, the pilot reported he had flown the accident airplane at night, two days prior to the accident and had not experienced any electrical problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.