# Accident 19850815038789A: Beech 76, Sula, MT, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Sula, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8705° N, 113.7508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8705&lon=-113.7508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3865U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865U-2012-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 55 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815038789A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, VEERED LEFT TO AVOID SHRUBBERY ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. LEFT WHEEL HIT SMALL DITCH,LEFT WING HIT A POST.

## 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 DEN85LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA220), Aug 15, 1985: Beech 76 (N3865U), Sula, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3865U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071027825479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071027825479I), Oct 27, 2007: Beech 76 (N3865U), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On October 27, 2007 at 2315 EDT, a Beechcraft B-76, N3865U, registered to ari ben aviator departed Fort Pierce, FL airport (kfpr) destination…

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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