# Accident 19870512012869A: Beech C24R, Chestertown, MD, May 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chestertown, MD
- Airport: Flying Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2100° N, 76.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2100&lon=-76.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18880, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18880-1990-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,919 total, 190 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512012869A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF RUNWAY AT STALL SPEED. FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT. USING FULL POWER. HIT TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO87LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA036), May 12, 1987: Beech C-24R (N18880), Chestertown, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18880 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850803045999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803045999I), Aug 3, 1985: Beech C24R (N18880), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced into air after touchdown. Pilot applied power but nosewheel struck ground and collapsed.
- [Incident 19830125007459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830125007459I), Jan 25, 1983: Beech C24R (N18880), Middle River, MD, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on the takeoff roll. It was determined that the pilot had prematurely retracted the landing gear.

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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