# Incident 19800121016289I: Beech B19, Alabaster, AL, January 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (EET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6587R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587R-1983-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 20 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/19800121016289I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST. ON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, BENDING NOSE LANDING GEAR AFT.

## Other reports on N6587R (1)

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

- [Accident 19800525018029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525018029A), May 25, 1980: Beech B19 (N6587R), Oneonta, AL, Destroyed. Long on crosswind landing. Started go-around. Allowed airplane to drift into trees on side of runway.

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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