# Accident 19811201082479A: Beech A24R, The Plains, VA, December 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1981, 14:18 local time
- Place: The Plains, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8622° N, 77.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Plains, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8622&lon=-77.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8019R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8019R-1982-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,238 total, 93 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201082479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA026), Dec 1, 1981: Beech A24R (N8019R), The Plains, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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