# Accident 20081004850179A: Beech 76, Eloy, AZ, October 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2008, 09:20 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5711° N, 111.7261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5711&lon=-111.7261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6013X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013X-2009-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 792 total, 25 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081004850179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE NEAR THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE MAKING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR09CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA003), Oct 4, 2008: Beech 76 (N6013X), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind wind conditions and terrain induced turbulence.

## Other reports on N6013X (1)

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

- [Incident 19910323019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910323019859I), Mar 23, 1991: Beech 76 (N6013X), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Landed long and departed end of runway into mud.

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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