# Accident 19730313005939A: Beech A658200, Portland, ME, March 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1973
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N791K-1973-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90-4 (registry code 1152811, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A658200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,896 total, 500 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730313005939A

## Narrative

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

ATR FLT CK. GO ARND ABOUT 10-15 FT AGL,FLAPS 80 PCT DWN,GR DWN. R ENG LOST PWR. UN MAINTAIN CTL.

## 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 NYC73AN122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN122), Mar 13, 1973: Beech 65-A90 (N791K), Portland, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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