# Incident 19870421041539I: Beech D95A, Santa Ynez, CA, April 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6068° N, 120.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Ynez Airport (IZA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6068&lon=-120.0760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855M-2010-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421041539I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE.  THE PLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## Other reports on N8855M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880326006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326006469A), Mar 26, 1988: Beech D95A (N8855M), Santa Maria, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Rolled over on climbout and dived into ground. Possible left engine power loss stall and VMC at same time. Unknown.

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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