# Accident 19900817033859A: Beech J35, Santa Fe, NM, August 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1990, 11:36 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7403° N, 105.8604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7403&lon=-105.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21CS-1992-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 290 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900817033859A

## Narrative

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

BECAME CONFUSED AS TO PROPER RUNWAY AND PATTERN. BECAME TOO LOW FOR PATTERN. ADVISED TO CLIMB STALLED AND SPUN IN.

## 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 DEN90FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA170), Aug 17, 1990: Beech J35 (N21CS), Santa Fe, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Other reports on N21CS (1)

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

- [Accident 19830528025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528025279A), May 28, 1983: Beech A2319 (N21CS), Fulton, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot claims gear collapsed after touchdown but marks on gear doors indicate gear up 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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