# Incident 19851022060079I: Beech 6590, Fresno, CA, October 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1985, 00:10 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249PA-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 890 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851022060079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK METAL LADDER DURING START OF TAXI. PILOT SAID HE INSPECTED DAMAGE AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.

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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