- Date
- September 17, 1983, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Cumberland, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2330UBeech 19A
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830917049299A
- Case key
- 35080
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
An operations manager stated that 3 persons came to buy a sight-seeing. Pleasure ride & the plt selected the Beech 19A. During its takeoff, witnesses observed the acft over the end of the rwy in a nose high attitude, but with very little climb rate. According to them, the eng sounded normal at that time. Reportedly, the acft continued to climb to about 200 to 300 ft AGL, then started to descend in a nose hi attitude. Moments before crashing, the acft was observed in a steep right turn, aligning with a street. While descending, the acft struck & severed a power line. It then impacted the street, slid to a stop & burned. During the crash sequence another transmission cable was also hit. An investigation revealed no preimpact, mechanical failure or malfunction. The acft was estimated to be about 176 lbs over its max certificated gross wt limit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2330U
- Reported as
- Beech 19A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB 448
- Airframe hours
- 3,957
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Capitol City Aviation
- Registered owner
- David L. Mowery
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- CXY · Harrisburg, PA
- Airport
- Capital City, runway 30, 3,895 × 150 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
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 316 total · 4 in this make and model · 253 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CXY, 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.