# Accident 19820407008289A: Beech 65A90, Winston Salem, NC, April 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1982, 23:05 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1304° N, 80.2795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1304&lon=-80.2795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7377, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7377-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (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 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,968 total, 2,365 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820407008289A

## Narrative

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

FATIQUED PILOT PUT PROP CONTROLS IN FEATHER INSTEAD OF IDLE ON HIGH APPROACH. AIRPLANE STALLED AT 20 TO 50 FEET.

## 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 ATL82DA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA096), Apr 8, 1982: Beech 65-A90 (N7377), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7377 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900803042139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803042139I), Aug 3, 1990: Beech 65A90 (N7377), Mcalester, OK, Minor damage. Pilot stated aircraft became uncontrollable due to yaw and roll. Entered spin and recovered at lower altitude.

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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