Spring Creek Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Albany, Kentucky 42602
Friday, April 1, 1988 17:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDFIELD ON THE 1,800 FT USABLE PORTION OF THE RWY. A LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING AT THE TIME, AND THE RWY WAS WET. BRAKING ACTION WAS POOR, AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY OVERRAN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, ACROSS A ROAD, AND DOWN ANOTHER EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO REST.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/1/1988
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1730
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City ALBANY
Event State KENTUCKY
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 42602
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SPRING CREEK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 44I
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 980
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 7000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1200
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 15
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 110
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 735
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 1 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2110
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 36588
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:40AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6994R
NTSB Number ATL88LA128
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model B19
Aircraft Series Identifier B19
Aircraft Serial Number MB 756
Certified Max Gross Weight 2150
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 14 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2126
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WABASH FLYING SERVICE, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 108 SURREY LANE
Aircraft Owner City N. MANCHESTER
Aircraft Owner State IN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 46962
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name WABASH FLYING SERVICE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 108 SURREY LANE
Operator City NO. MANCHESTER
Operator State IN
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 46962
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code IWH
Departure City WABASH
Departure State IN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 2400
Runway Width 52
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --