# Accident 19850213003159A: Beech H18, Santa Maria, CA, February 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1985, 07:28 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.9100° N, 120.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9100&lon=-120.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81DA-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,030 total, 400 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213003159A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. WINDS VARIED IN DIRECTION AND SPEED. RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX85LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA138), Feb 13, 1985: Beech BE-18 (N81DA), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage

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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