# Accident 19820428015159A: Beech B19, Ridgeville, WI, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 14:10 local time
- Place: Ridgeville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8567° N, 90.6109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Ridgeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8567&lon=-90.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5204M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5204M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428015159A

## Narrative

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

AFTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI82DA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA140), Apr 28, 1982: Beech BE-19 (N5204M), Ridgeville, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5204M (4)

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

- [Incident 19880612041609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880612041609I), Jun 12, 1988: Beech B19 (N5204M), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing, bounced. Nose gear failed on second landing. Aircraft was disabled on runway.
- [Accident 19840621026039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840621026039A), Jun 21, 1984: Beech B19 (N5204M), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. Left main, nose gear, propeller and wing spar damage from hard landing.
- [Incident 19810126014019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810126014019I), Jan 26, 1981: Beech B19 (N5204M), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed when roll pin pn MS9048-180 failed. Propeller and roll pin replaced.
- [Incident 19781022029719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029719I), Oct 22, 1978: Beech B19 (N5204M), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot slipped for landing. Landed hard, bounced, tried to recover, hit again shearing off the nose gear.

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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