# Accident 20080221013159A: Beech A36, Cumberland, MD, February 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2008, 20:10 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Airport: Greater Cumberland Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6425° N, 78.6983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6425&lon=-78.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3815T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815T-2009-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 36 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080221013159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK NUMEROUS TREES ON A HILLTOP APPROXIMATELY 3.25 MILES NE OF CBE. AS A RESULT OF THE SUSTAINED DAMAGE, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 1/10TH OF A MILE FROM FIRST TREE STRIKE AND A FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 NYC08FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA109), Feb 22, 2008: Beech A36 (N3815T), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach course for undetermined reasons.

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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