# Accident 19790311006019A: Beech 65A80, New Orleans, LA, March 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1979, 16:10 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10QH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10QH-1997-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,204 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311006019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST.AIRCRAFT LOW ON FUEL WAS DITCHED IN GULF.AIRCRAFT SANK.PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DROWNED.

## 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 FTW79DA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA061), Mar 11, 1979: Beech 65-A80 (N10QH), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage, 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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