# NTSB ATL82FA026: Beech A24R, N8019R, The Plains, VA, December 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1981
- Place: The Plains, VA · THE PLAINS, VA
- Location: 38.8622° N, 77.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of The Plains, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8622&lon=-77.7742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3432   81/12/1   THE PLAINS,VA       BEECH A24R          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2238
        TIME - 1418                    N8019R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             WATERTOWN,NY                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/26/81.DULLES ALT SETTING FOR 1900GMT 29.90,ALT IN ACFT FD SET AT 30.48.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8019R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8019R-1982-07-02), registration cancelled 1982-07-02, S/N MC-9 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Registry model: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811201082479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201082479A), Dec 1, 1981: Beech A24R, The Plains, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of cloud-obscured mountain. Was VFR en route in low ceiling, rain and fog.

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.

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