# Incident 19990308013739I: Beech B19, Philipsburg, PA, March 8, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1999, 13:40 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, PA
- Airport: Mid State Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8844° N, 78.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID-STATE (PSB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8844&lon=-78.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1987L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1987L) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308013739I

## Narrative

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

(-5)PILOT REPORTED DEPORTING PALM SPRING, AIRPORT IN PALM SPRINGS, CA. AFTER CLIMBING TO 2000' HE REDUCED THROTTLE FOR CLIMB OUT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE REPORTED TO THE PALM SPRINGS TOWER THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WITH A ENGINE PROBLEM.  THE PILOT SAID AS HE TURNED TO RIGHT CROSS WIND AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 31L THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE LANDED SHORT ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF EAST OF THE AIRPORT.  NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N1987L (1)

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- [Incident 20250605005969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250605005969I), Jun 5, 2025: Beech B19 (N1987L), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Upon landing touchdown, during a student solo flight, the student pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during full stop landing. The…

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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