# Accident 19790611017989A: Beech 6588, Seminole, TX, June 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707ED-1980-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-88 (registry code 1152809, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6588
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,175 total, 620 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611017989A

## Narrative

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

TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON A SINGLE ENGINE FERRY FLIGHT. HAD ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE IN GOOD ENGINE. .

## 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 FTW79FQG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG43), Jun 11, 1979: Beech 65-88 (N707ED), Seminole, TX, 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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