# Accident 19850406013969A: Beech B23BEECH, Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1985, 15:35 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Har
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6125N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6125N-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 49 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406013969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AIRPORT, LANDED SHORT ON ROUGH TERRAIN. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 SEA85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA085), Apr 6, 1985: Beech BE-23 (N6125N), Las Vegas, NV, 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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