# Accident 19750422035819A: Beech 6580, Clearwater, FL, April 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1975
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6811Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6811Q-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,571 total, 252 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750422035819A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA76FLD68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD68), Apr 22, 1975: Beech 65-80 (N6811Q), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

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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