# Accident 19810904055529A: Beech 23BEECH, Vancouver, WA, September 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2362Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,710 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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 SEA81DYM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM41), Sep 4, 1981: Beech B23 (N2362Z), Orchards, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2362Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20230730012769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230730012769A), Jul 30, 2023: Beech 23 (N2362Z), Coolin, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot and two passengers were departing from Cavanaugh Bay Airport (66S). During the climb out, the aircraft struck a tree and contacted the ground shortly…
- [Incident 19810812064009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812064009I), Aug 12, 1981: Beech 23BEECH (N2362Z), Troutdale, OR, Minor damage. Pilot bounced aircraft on landing. Right main landing strut failed. Ran off 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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