# Accident 19840305069739A: Piper PA31, Bean Cove, PA, March 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1984, 11:07 local time
- Place: Bean Cove, PA
- Airport: Cumberland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CBEA
- Location: 39.6496° N, 78.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6496&lon=-78.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6629L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6629L-1984-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,143 total, 547 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84MA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84MA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840305069739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING INITIAL APPROACH. CRASHED OCCURED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF AIRPORT AT 2000 FOOT ELEVATION.

## 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 NYC84MA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84MA102), Mar 5, 1984: Piper PA-31 (N6629L), Cumberland, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N6629L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781012030289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012030289I), Oct 12, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N6629L), Baltimore, MD. Tower advised pilot weather was below minimums, landed anyway. Weather was vis. One eighth mile, RVR 600 feet.

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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