# Accident 19770712032289A: Beech 65B80, Ponce, July 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1977
- Place: Ponce
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N99JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99JL-1977-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712032289A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED ABT 32MI SSE PONCE VOR.BOTH FUEL FLOWMETERS,L ENG ALTERNATOR INOP.WET COMP 20-30DEG ERROR.

## 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 MIA77DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DA070), Jul 12, 1977: Beech 65B80 (N99JL), Ponce, PR, destroyed

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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