# Accident 19850421015359A: Beech 36BEECH, Elko, NV, April 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1985, 21:37 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9500° N, 115.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9500&lon=-115.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7514N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7514N-1985-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 574 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421015359A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING DESCENT ON DARK NIGHT WITH MULTIPLE CLOUD LAYERS. PILOT UNAWARE OF POSITION.

## 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 SEA85LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA095), Apr 22, 1985: Beech 36 (N7514N), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 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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