19851024057249A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A2319 · Decatur, IN · October 24, 1985

Date
October 24, 1985 · 13:10 local
Place
Decatur, IN
Airport
Hiway
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5666S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA016
Reported as
Beech A2319
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6 total6 in this make and model5 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.

Unable to handle crosswind landing. Bounced, tried go around. Drifted downwind, hit trees, and impacted on a road.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO HANDLE CROSSWIND LANDING. BOUNCED, TRIED GO AROUND. DRIFTED DOWNWIND, HIT TREES, AND IMPACTED ON A ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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