# Accident 19860419013149A: Beech 65A90, West Memphis, AR, April 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1986, 21:00 local time
- Place: West Memphis, AR
- Airport: West Memphis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1393° N, 90.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1393&lon=-90.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772K-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,544 total, 2,130 in this make and model, 627 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419013149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC86LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA094), Apr 20, 1986: Beech A-90 (N772K), West Memphis, AR, 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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