# Accident 19900908038389A: Beech B35, Forest Hill, MD, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 19:31 local time
- Place: Forest Hill, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5809° N, 76.3906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5809&lon=-76.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1540V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540V-1991-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C35 (registry code 1151508, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA074), Sep 8, 1990: Beech C35 (N1540V), Forest Hill, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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.

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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