NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN87LA044
Registry · N6321X
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH A36
Year of manufacture
1982 · 5 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19820218
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A847BB
Registrant of record
LEE AERO LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_DEN87LA044.txt.
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