# Accident 19890419009349A: Beech B19, Augusta, ME, April 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1989, 14:05 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2231L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2231L-1992-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890419009349A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A BLUFF AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC89FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA121), Apr 19, 1989: Beech B19 (N2231L), Augusta, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION.

## Other reports on N2231L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770804022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804022939A), Aug 4, 1977: Beech B19 (N2231L), Oneonta, NY, Substantial damage. 3 Deer ran out of woods.

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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