# Accident 19780322005199A: Beech 6580, Columbia, SC, March 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1978
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3YY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3YY-2012-02-08) (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: 32,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322005199A

## Narrative

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

INDUCTION SYSTEM FIRE DUE TO WARPED INTAKE VALVE.

## 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 MIA78FLG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG13), Mar 22, 1978: Beech 65-80 (N3YY), Columbia, SC, 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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