Beech 58 accident near Baltimore, Maryland, September 16, 1987
On September 16, 1987 at about 2:55 am local time, a Beech 58, registered N150TC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Baltimore, Maryland (Baltimore-Washington Intl airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 16, 1987 · about 2:55 am local time
- Place
- Baltimore, Maryland · Baltimore-Washington Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N150TC · no longer on the register · serial TH-137
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DUEL ALTERNATOR FAILURE OCCURRED ABT 13 MIN AFT DEPT. THE ACFT RETURNED AND LNDD UNEVENTFULLY. HOWEVER, WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE MAINT HGR THE PLT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE MARKED TAXIWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. CONSTRUCTION WAS TAKING PLACE ON THE ARPT AND THE TAXIWAY EDGE WAS MARKED WITH BARRICADES WITH LIGHTS ON TOP. SOME OF THE BARRICADES WERE FOUND KNOCKED DOWN AND SOME OF THE LIGHTS WERE HARD TO SEE IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH THE ACFT WAS COMING.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,300 hours in all; 1,100 in this make and model; 54 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,547 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 25, 1987; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Congressional Air LTD
The flight
- Destination: Teterboro NJ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 28, 9,452 ft by 200 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,500 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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