# Accident 19870706032559A: Beech A2319, Cambridge, MD, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge Dorchester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5605° N, 76.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5605&lon=-76.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5775V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5775V-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706032559A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED PLANE WITH TAIL TIEDOWN. STARTED. BROKE TIEDOWN. RAN INTO DITCH. WEAK TIE DOWN. ROPES THEN REPLACED.

## 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 BFO87LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA045), Jul 6, 1987: Beech A23-19 (N5775V), Cambridge, MD, substantial damage

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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