# Accident 19860320007379A: Beech 65A80, Cuyama, CA, March 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1986, 23:30 local time
- Place: Cuyama, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9311° N, 119.6149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuyama, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9311&lon=-119.6149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29DS-1988-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860320007379A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 2 COWS DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM REMOTE RANGE LAND AT NIGHT. BOTH ENGINES SEPARATED MOUNTS.DRUG RELATED.

## 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 LAX86FVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVM03), Mar 21, 1986: Beech 65-A80 (N29DS), Cuyama, CA, 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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