# Accident 19890102000139A: Beech B19, Santa Fe, NM, January 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1989, 13:16 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7402° N, 105.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7402&lon=-105.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9739L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9739L-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 16 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102000139A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH. LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 DEN89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA052), Jan 2, 1989: Beech 19 (N9739L), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

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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