# Accident 19800815035879A: Beech 6590, Ruidoso, NM, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 11:40 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516WB-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,925 total, 38 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815035879A

## Narrative

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

LEFT TIRE RUPTURED ON LANDING. RIGHT BRAKE INOP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY, STRUCK PARKED AIRPLANE. MASTER CYLINDER DEFECT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA104), Aug 15, 1980: Beech 65-90 (N516WB), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage

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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