# Accident 19840515017869A: Beech B19, Danbury, CT, May 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6539R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6539R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840515017869A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING IN GUSTY CROSS WIND CONDITION. LEFT MAIN GEARR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL OUT.

## 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 NYC84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA173), May 15, 1984: Beech B19 (N6539R), Danbury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6539R (1)

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

- [Incident 19891011061859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011061859I), Oct 11, 1989: Beech B19 (N6539R), Ocracoke, NC, Minor damage. Student lost control on landing. Skidded off runway. Damaged left wing tip.

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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