47.1279° N, 119.2764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 23, 1985 · 08:30 local
Place
Moses Lake, WA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N123AF
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,200 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Severe turbulence encountered during descent. Damage to both wings. Flight precautions for mod turbulence issued.
As the FAA filed it
SEVERE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED DURING DESCENT. DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. FLIGHT PRECAUTIONS FOR MOD TURBULENCE ISSUED.