# Accident 19851024057249A: Beech A2319, Decatur, IN, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 13:10 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Airport: Hiway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8293° N, 84.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8293&lon=-84.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5666S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851024057249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA016), Oct 24, 1985: Beech A23.19 (N5666S), Decatur, IN, destroyed

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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