# Accident 19890827031869A: Beech A2319, Gallatin, TN, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gallatin, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3691° N, 86.4502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3691&lon=-86.4502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5684S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5684S-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 300 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827031869A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH TALL GRASS SHORT STRIP AND COLLIDED WITH FENCE. VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED PILOT LICENSES

## 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 ATL89LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA204), Aug 27, 1989: Beech A23-19 (N5684S), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED AN UNSUITABLE RUNWAY AREA (TERRAIN) FOR TAKEOFF. RELATED FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE RUNWAY, RUNWAY CONDITIONS (UNEVEN SURFACE & TALL GRASS), AND THE FENCE.

## Other reports on N5684S (1)

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

- [Incident 19790728012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728012839I), Jul 28, 1979: Beech A23A (N5684S), Brigham City, UT, Minor damage. Nose wheel sunk in soft sand, prop struck ground.

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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