# Accident 19890822030429A: Beech B50, Church Creek, MD, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 21:20 local time
- Place: Church Creek, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5008° N, 76.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5008&lon=-76.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3688B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3688B-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B50 (registry code 1152506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822030429A

## Narrative

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

VFR FLIGHT ENTERED IMC OVER BAY. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED SWAMP. NO WEATHER BRIEF. NO IFR RATING. NEW MEL PILOT. DARK

## 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 BFO89FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA069), Aug 23, 1989: Beech B50 (N3688B), Church Creek, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND PILOT DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, DARKNESS, AND THE ADVERSE…

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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