# Accident 20000721009329A: Beaver Thomas R FERGUSON F II, Benton City, WA, July 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Benton City, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2395° N, 119.4894° 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=-119.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8228R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8228R-2000-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beaver Thomas R FERGUSON F II (registry code 05602GJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/beaver-thomas-r-ferguson-f-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721009329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NO. OF BENTON CITY, WA. MR. GARY BRONS A/C STRUCK A POWERLINE WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE POWERLINE BROKE BUT THE A/C WAS SLOWED TO THE POINT IT STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING-NOSE LOW CONFIGURATION. THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND THE FIBERGLASS COCKPIT WAS BROKEN ADN TWISTED. A SMALL FIRE WAS STARTED BY THE DOWNED POWER LINE AND WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. FIRE DID NOT INVOLVE THE A/C IN ANY WAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES. THE PILOT ATTRIBUTED THE DESCENT INTO THE POWERLINE AS A RESULT OF BEING ON THE LEESIDE OF SEVERAL TALL TREES.

## 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 SEA00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA137), Jul 21, 2000: Beaver Ferguson F-II (N8228R), Benton City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to approach the strip with adequate airspeed for the conditions (resulting in a stall/mush situation), and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and/or clearance above a power…

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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