# Incident 19851112067179I: Beech A36, Benson, AZ, November 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Airport: Benson
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9637° N, 110.2600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Benson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9637&lon=-110.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24TJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 520 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112067179I

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN CAUSED STALL SPIN AND LOSS OF ALTITUDE. ATC AIDED IN DESCENT BELOW CLOUDS.

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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