# Accident 19880527016269A: Beech A2319, Big Island, AR, May 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1988, 17:30 local time
- Place: Big Island, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8905° N, 91.2505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8905&lon=-91.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3618Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3618Q-2013-09-17) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527016269A

## Narrative

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

DIVE INTO RIVER WATERS ON CLIMBOUT FROM PRIVATE STRIP. TAKEOFF FLAPS WERE ON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. HEART DISEASE NOTED.

## 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 MKC88FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA098), May 27, 1988: Beech A-23-19 (N3618Q), Big Island, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO A MEDICAL EVENT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N3618Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19791125033799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125033799A), Nov 25, 1979: Beech A2319 (N3618Q), Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled aircraft too high on landing. No attempt to recover. Aircraft stalled, dropped to runway.
- [Accident 19780209004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209004789A), Feb 9, 1978: Beech A2319 (N3618Q), Pittsfield, IL. Engine starter would not engage. Instructor SL1PPED while attemptiand start. Broken arm.

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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