# Accident 19870707041939A: Beech A60, Santa Rosa, CA, July 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1987, 10:28 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Santa Rosa Air Center Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4410° N, 122.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4410&lon=-122.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7485D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485D-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707041939A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO SECURE FUEL CAP PRIOR TAKEOFF. LOSING FUEL STALLED AND CRASHED ON LOW STEEP TURN RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX87FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA257), Jul 7, 1987: Beech A60 (N7485D), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED INTHE AIRCRAFT STALLING.

## Other reports on N7485D (1)

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

- [Incident 19860526028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526028059I), May 26, 1986: Beech A60 (N7485D), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Failed to follow ATC instructions to taxi straight ahead at intersection. Struck a barrier with right propeller.

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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