# Accident 19960901044469A: Beech B19, Augusta, ME, September 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2009A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2009A-2007-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901044469A

## Narrative

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

FLARED HIGH AND STALLED WHILE LANDING. FAILED GO AROUND. IMPACT. COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND OTHER 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 NYC96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA180), Sep 1, 1996: Beech 19 (N2009A), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in at hard landing.

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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