# Accident 19850914045039A: Amtrbj BJ520, Eustis, FL, September 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1985, 09:45 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Airport: Mid Florida
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8500° N, 81.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8500&lon=-81.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520BJ-2011-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brokaw BJ-520 (registry code 0562280, https://openairdocs.org/model/brokaw-bj-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBJ BJ520
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1A4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,884 total, 1,098 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LLD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914045039A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, LEFT MAIN WHEEL CAUGHT IN SOFT GROUND. GEAR RETRACTED AND AIRCRAFT SLID INTO DITCH.

## 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 MIA85LLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LLD03), Sep 14, 1985: Brokaw Bullet (N520BJ), Eustis, FL, 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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