# Accident 19900219002409A: Beech H35, College Park, MD, February 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: College Park, MD
- Airport: College Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9904° N, 76.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9904&lon=-76.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7958D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958D-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 983 total, 734 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900219002409A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND,GOT A DOWNDRAFT AND DESCENDED INTO TREES SHORT OF THE 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 BFO90LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA027), Feb 19, 1990: Beech H35 (N7958D), College Park, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE ADVERSE WIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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