19890311003609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A60 · Manassas, VA · March 11, 1989

Date
March 11, 1989 · 16:15 local
Place
Manassas, VA
Airport
Manassas Municipal/Harry P Davis
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N98DS
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO89FA022
Reported as
Beech A60
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO541E1C4
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
25,130 total

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.

Observed on crosswind leg after takeoff with wings rocking. Rolled and impacted terrain. Over gross weight.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED ON CROSSWIND LEG AFTER TAKEOFF WITH WINGS ROCKING. ROLLED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.