- Date
- January 20, 1987, 18:11 local (Jan 21, 1987, 01:11 UTC)
- Place
- Taos, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6321XBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870120000889A
- Case key
- 17162
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was making a night VFR landing approach to rwy 22 at Taos, new Mexico, when the acft struck some high voltage power transmission lines running perpendicular to the rwy. The plt was able to maintain control of the acft and landed it successfully. The acft was substantially damaged, however, the plt was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6321X
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E2026
- Airframe hours
- 521
- Engine
- Continental IO 520 BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Phillip C. Kidd
- Registered owner
- Philip C. Kidd Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 6, 1986 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- OUN · Norman, OK
- Destination
- SKX · Taos, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- SKX · Taos Minicipal, runway 22, 5,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,880 total · 25 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.