19870120000889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Taos, NM · January 20, 1987

Date
January 20, 1987 · 18:11 local
Place
Taos, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6321X
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA044
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,880 total25 in this make and model25 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 aircraft hit powerlines during a night approach. Wires were published as hazardous during night operations.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES DURING A NIGHT APPROACH. WIRES WERE PUBLISHED AS HAZARDOUS DURING NIGHT OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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