44.4497° N, 68.3615° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HANCOCK COUNTY/BAR HARBOR (BHB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 2, 1988 · 06:30 local
Place
Bar Harbor, ME
Airport
Hancock County-Bar Harbor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BHAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N304BH
Reported as
Beech 1900
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total4,000 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft began to hydroplane after touchdown. Pilot unable to stop. Left runway stopping on grass beyond runway.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PILOT UNABLE TO STOP. LEFT RUNWAY STOPPING ON GRASS BEYOND RUNWAY.