- Date
- October 18, 1987, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Front Royal, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2387QBeech 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871018059929A
- Case key
- 11385
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flying at abt 2000 ft AGL, the plt noticed a change in eng sound. The tach indcn dropped below 1000 RPM & the suction gauge went below the green arc. During a subsequent emerg lndg, the nose & left main gear collapsed in soft terrain. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft or eng was found. The eng ran satisfactorily during an opnl check after the acdnt. The temp & dew point were 67 & 42 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, conditions were conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2387Q
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M467
- Airframe hours
- 2,050
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter A. Greenburg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1987
- Departed
- FDK · Frederick, MD
- Destination
- GAI · Gaithersburg, MD
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 560 total · 460 in this make and model · 480 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRB, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2387Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.