- Date
- July 19, 1989, 07:17 local (11:17 UTC)
- Place
- Glen Burnie, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 5 minor; on the ground: 1 fatal, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N138JRBeech E18S
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890719023049A
- Case key
- 11464
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Probable cause
A fire that erupted in the cockpit of the aircraft (under a side panel). Related factors were: smoke and fumes in the cockpit which reduced the pilot's visual perception and ability to see.
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.
Analysis
Shortly after departing from runway 15L at the baltimore-washington intl arpt, the plt transmitted that he had an emergency consisting of a fire under his side panel. He rprtd he was going to circle & land. According to witnesses, flames & smoke were in the cockpit area. The acft started a gradual descent during a left turn. Subsequently, it crashed into a house. An exam of the wreckage did not reveal the origin of the fire; however, a cb radio was found with evidence that it may have been wired to the acft electrical system. The owners stated that the cb was not installedin the acft prior to the plt's use of the plane on that flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N138JR
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-41
- Airframe hours
- 12,290
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Centre Airlines
- Registered owner
- Centre Airlines, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 27, 1989 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- BWI · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- W16 · Winchester, VA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BWI · Baltimore-Washington, runway 33R, 3,199 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,715 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 50 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWI, 1 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.