# Accident 19850726034119A: Beech A36, Santa Rosa, NM, July 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1985, 05:00 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9405° N, 104.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9405&lon=-104.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,032 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726034119A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE LOW ATTITUDE IN DARKNESS. THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED IN THE AREA.

## 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 DEN85FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA200), Jul 26, 1985: Beech A36 (N130T), Santa Rosa, NM, 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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