# Accident 19870120000889A: Beech A36, Taos, NM, January 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1987, 18:11 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3810° N, 105.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3810&lon=-105.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6321X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6321X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,880 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870120000889A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN87LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA044), Jan 21, 1987: Beech A36 (N6321X), Taos, NM, 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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