# Accident 19860121001519A: Socata RALLYE235C, Brenham, TX, January 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1986, 12:14 local time
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1506° N, 96.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1506&lon=-96.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355RA-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS RALLYE 235C (registry code 8400131, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms-rallye-235c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE235C
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121001519A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FLAP ROLLERS WERE DRY, CAUSING FRICTION, EVENTUALLY FAILING PUSH PULL ROD. SPLIT FLAP CONDITION CAUSED CRASH.

## 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 FTW86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA039), Jan 21, 1986: Socata MS Rallye 235C (N355RA), Brenham, TX, substantial damage

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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