19811201082479A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A24R · The Plains, VA · December 1, 1981

Date
December 1, 1981 · 14:18 local
Place
The Plains, VA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8019R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA026
Reported as
Beech A24R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,238 total93 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of cloud-obscured mountain. Was VFR en route in low ceiling, rain and fog.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. WAS VFR EN ROUTE IN LOW CEILING, RAIN AND FOG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.