# Accident 19820417014179A: Beech B19, West Union, IA, April 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1982, 17:00 local time
- Place: West Union, IA
- Airport: George L Scott Mu
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9503° N, 91.8096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9503&lon=-91.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24582, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24582-1999-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417014179A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT IN MUD. RUNWAY LIP FOLDED NOSE GEAR. UNSKILLED IN MODEL.

## 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 MKC82DA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA066), Apr 17, 1982: Beech B-19 (N24582), West Union, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24582 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871001066749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001066749I), Oct 1, 1987: Beech B19 (N24582), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Cause not defined. Student was carrying a passenger.

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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