- Date
- January 17, 1976
- Place
- Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9388YBeech D95A
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19760117003599A
- Case key
- 79363
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0098 76/1/17 GAITHERSBURG,MD BEECH D95A CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1325 N9388Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 2400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9388Y
- Reported as
- Beech D95A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Montgomery County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.