# Accident 19870926081099A: Beech 23BEECH, Basin City, WA, September 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Basin City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5796° N, 119.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5796&lon=-119.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2330Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2330Q-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926081099A

## Narrative

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

LOW APPROACH OVER FIELD. PUSHED NOSE DOWN TO AVOID POWERLINES. STRUCK THE RAISED HOOD OF A CAR. HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA87LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA195), Sep 26, 1987: Beech 23 (N2330Q), Basin City, WA, 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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