# Accident 19890311003609A: Beech A60, Manassas, VA, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Harry P Davis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98DS-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 25,130 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003609A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO89FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA022), Mar 11, 1989: Beech A60 (N98DS), Manassas, VA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ENGINE CONTROL SPEED AFTER A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OF THE LEFT ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN…

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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