# Accident 19810512023819A: Beech 23BEECH, Ocean Shores, WA, May 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1981, 12:58 local time
- Place: Ocean Shores, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9677° N, 124.1511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Shores, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9677&lon=-124.1511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7608R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7608R-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 131 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512023819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA81DYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE28), May 12, 1981: Beech B23 (N7608R), Ocean Shores, WA, 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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