45.8227° N, 115.4398° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ELK CITY (S90), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 27, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
Elk City, ID
Airport
Elk City
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N354BL
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,685 total12 in this make and model47 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.
The pilot intentionally ground looped the aircraft after brake failure. Linings found worn and shaft bent.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BRAKE FAILURE. LININGS FOUND WORN AND SHAFT BENT.