# Incident 19790520026529I: Beech H35, Portland, OR, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 20:04 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5590D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5590D-1983-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520026529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON CLOSED PORTION OF RUNWAY. STRUCK THRESHOLD LIGHT.

## Other reports on N5590D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810520027099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027099A), May 20, 1981: Beech H35 (N5590D), Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landed on building short of nearest airport. Found fuel selector on empty tank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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