# Accident 19910706026189A: Beech 77, Benton City, WA, July 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Benton City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2395° N, 119.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2395&lon=-119.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1806C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1806C-1991-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,340 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706026189A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ARREST SINK RATE ON SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. HIT GROUND AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA158), Jul 6, 1991: Beech BE-77 (N1806C), Benton City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N1806C (1)

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

- [Accident 19840217075919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840217075919A), Feb 17, 1984: Beech 77 (N1806C), Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Attempted short field landing. Realized too late approach was short. Added power, bounced, hit on nosewheel.

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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