ATL88LA128

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B19 · Albany, KY · April 1, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 1, 1988, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place
Albany, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6994RBeech B19
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880401014569A
Case key
7728

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Planned approach - improperPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
All available runway - not usedPilot in commandCause
Terrain condition - wetFactor

Analysis

The plt reported that he touched down about midfield on the 1,800 ft usable portion of the rwy. A light rain was falling at the time, and the rwy was wet. Braking action was poor, and the airplane subsequently overran the runway. The airplane traveled down an embankment, across a road, and down another embankment before coming to rest.

Aircraft

Registration
N6994R
Reported as
Beech B19
Category
Airplane
Serial number
MB 756
Airframe hours
2,126
Engine
Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Wabash Flying Service
Registered owner
Wabash Flying Service, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 14, 1987
Departed
IWH · Wabash, IN
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
44I · Spring Creek, runway 17, 2,400 × 52 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
23
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
202 total · 35 in this make and model · 127 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
110° at 3 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
7,000 ft broken
Temperature
59 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.