Travel Air B-4000 N13906
3 August 1989 · Midland, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1989 at about 20:10 local time, a Travel Air B-4000 registered N13906 was involved in an accident near Midland, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warrenton (W66)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Travel Air B-4000
- Registration
- N13906
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Culpepper → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO89LA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
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