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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 23BEECH · Ocean Shores, WA · May 12, 1981

Date
May 12, 1981 · 12:58 local
Place
Ocean Shores, WA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7608R
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81DYE28
Reported as
Beech 23BEECH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total131 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control on crosswind landing. Struck VASI light on approach end of runway. Quartering tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. STRUCK VASI LIGHT ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. QUARTERING TAILWIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.