# NTSB SEA85LA189: Beech 35-C33, N5891J, Scappoose, OR, July 15, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1985, 18:15 local (Jul 15, 1985, 01:15 UTC)
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Coordinates: 45.799285, -122.970863 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7993&lon=-122.9709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA85LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40219/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA189

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - from landing
  - gear retraction - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING TAXI FROM LANDING WHILE IN A TURN, TH EPILOT INADVERT ENTLY SELECTED GEAR UP. HE OWNS A SIMILAR AIRPLANE AND HAD BORROWED THIS AIRCRAFT. HIS AIRCRAFT GEAR AND FLAP CONTR OLS ARE IN THE OPPOSITE POSITION OF THIS AIRCRAFT'S. HE INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS AND NOT THE GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5891J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5891J), registered now, S/N CD-919, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech 35-C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CD-919
- Airframe hours: 837
- Engines: CONTINENTAL I0-470 SERIES 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald D. Denny
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1985
- Departed: S21, SUNRIVER, OR
- Destination: 1S4, SCAPPOOSE, OR
- Airport: 1S4, Scappoose Industrial, runway 33, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,025 total, 4 in this make and model, 2,956 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850714037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714037129A), Jul 14, 1985: Beech 35C33, Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. After turning off runway pilot inadvertently retracted gear while reaching for the flap handle.

## Other investigations on N5891J (2)

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 ERA24FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA058), Dec 7, 2023: Beech 35-C33 (N5891J), Pulaski, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in pilot-induced oscillations and a subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA09CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA038), Nov 5, 2008: Beech 35-C33 (N5891J), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path during the final approach, resulting in a collision with the airport approach lights.

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.

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