# Accident 19840127002849A: Beech A36, Columbus, NM, January 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1984, 21:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8203° N, 107.6403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8203&lon=-107.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N719K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N719K-1984-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 764 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840127002849A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE GROUND ON A DARK NIGHT. NO GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS. INDICATES PILOT WAS DESCENDING FOR DESTINATION.

## 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 DEN84FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA076), Jan 28, 1984: Beech A36 (N719K), Columbus, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N719K (1)

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

- [Incident 19810922068869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922068869I), Sep 22, 1981: Beech A36 (N719K), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost radio reception. Put gear down, did not check position. Gear collapsed on rollout. Alternator had failed

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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