# Accident 19850204005919A: Beech 65A80, Soldotna, AK, February 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1985, 19:51 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NPAA
- Location: 60.3206° N, 150.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3206&lon=-150.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50NP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50NP-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 7,288 total, 2,985 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204005919A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND BELOW MINIMUMS. STRUCK TERRAIN ON CIRCLING MISSED APPROACH. ICING ON AIRFRAME. DEICE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE

## 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 DCA85AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA012), Feb 4, 1985: Beech 65-A80 (N50NP), Soldotna, AK, destroyed, 9 fatal

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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