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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B35 · Forest Hill, MD · September 8, 1990

Date: September 8, 1990 · 19:31 local
Place: Forest Hill, MD
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1540V
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO90FA074
Reported as: Beech B35
Reported engine: Continental E2258
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N1540VRegistration cancelled May 17, 1991 · Beech C35S/N D2886 Airframe modelBeech C35

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What happened

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Stalled trying to land on road near airport. Mistook road for vectored airport. Was getting dark. Accelerated stall

As the FAA filed it

STALLED TRYING TO LAND ON ROAD NEAR AIRPORT. MISTOOK ROAD FOR VECTORED AIRPORT. WAS GETTING DARK. ACCELERATED STALL

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO90FA074Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportForest Hill, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the turn from base to final approach. A factor was the pilot's abrupt aircraft handling during the turn.Sep 8, 1990 · Destroyed