19860419013149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 65-A90 · West Memphis, AR · April 19, 1986

Date
April 19, 1986 · 21:00 local
Place
West Memphis, AR
Airport
West Memphis
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N772K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC86LA094
Reported as
Beech 65A90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,544 total2,130 in this make and model627 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.

Headwind shifted to a tailwind on landing. Hydroplaned on the wet runway. Slid off the runway end and hit a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

HEADWIND SHIFTED TO A TAILWIND ON LANDING. HYDROPLANED ON THE WET RUNWAY. SLID OFF THE RUNWAY END AND HIT A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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