# Accident 19920513018859A: Beech 200BEECH, Roanoke, VA, May 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1992, 13:15 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30721 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92GA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92GA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513018859A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBING TO FL140 LEFT PROP WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. EXITED THRU RIGHT ELEVATOR CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC92GA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92GA092), May 13, 1992: Beech BE-200 (N30721), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LIGHTNING STRIKE WHICH DISCHARGED THROUGH THE RIGHT ELEVATOR.

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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