19851011051259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B19 · Ruth, CA · October 11, 1985

Date
October 11, 1985 · 19:00 local
Place
Ruth, CA
Airport
Ruth
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1983W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA011
Reported as
Beech B19
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
118 total20 in this make and model21 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.

Struck a berm on final approach. Nose gear sheared off. Threshold displacement listed in airport directory.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A BERM ON FINAL APPROACH. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. THRESHOLD DISPLACEMENT LISTED IN AIRPORT DIRECTORY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.