# Accident 19870807043009A: Beech B19, Little Rock, AR, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 11:50 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7297° N, 92.2290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7297&lon=-92.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1954L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1954L-1990-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 156 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807043009A

## Narrative

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

LOST AIRSPEED ON SHORT FINAL AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR ON THE HARD LANDING. DEMOSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## 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 MKC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA157), Aug 7, 1987: Beech B19 (N1954L), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1954L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780905017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905017939I), Sep 5, 1978: Beech B19 (N1954L), Carlisle, AR, Minor damage. Hard landing collapsed nose gear.

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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