# Accident 19871027060859A: Beech 19A, Buena, NJ, October 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Buena, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5292° N, 74.9452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5292&lon=-74.9452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5082T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5082T-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,736 total, 15 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871027060859A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRIC POWER LOST ON IFR DUAL FLIGHT. STRUCK POWER POLE ON FORCED LANDING, FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER OFF. PILOT ERROR

## 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 NYC88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA019), Oct 27, 1987: Beech 19A (N5082T), Buena, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of electrical power for undetermined reasons, which necessitated a precautionary landing. Factors were rain, clouds, dark night, and the pole. This report was modified on February 9, 2005.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.