Beech A36 accident near Cumberland, MD
On February 22, 2008, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cumberland, MD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 22, 2008
- Place
- Cumberland, MD
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.642°N, 78.698°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080319X00336
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 21, 2008, about 2005 eastern standard time, a Beech A36, N3815T, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while on approach to the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland. The certificated airline transport pilot and the passenger were killed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated at the Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, destined for CBE. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed CRW about 1850, and landed briefly at the Upshur County Airport, Buckhannon (W22), West Virginia, for the pilot to secure an unsecured door, before continuing on to CBE and climbing to a cruising altitude of 5,000 feet mean sea level (msl). At 1948:17, the airplane was cleared for the localizer/distance measuring equipment (LOC/DME) approach to runway 23, a 5,048-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported inbound on the approach at 2002:34. Due to insufficient radar coverage, radar contact with the airplane was lost at 2003:46, when it was about 12 miles northeast of CBE, at an altitude of 3,700 feet msl. Air traffic control advised the pilot that he was no longer under radar coverage, which he acknowledged. There were no further communications received from the airplane. The airplane was located on February 22, 2008, at 1746, by search and res
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach course for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
