40.2733° N, 96.7460° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatrice, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 9, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Beatrice, NE
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N90674
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine faltered in flight. Pilot made precautionary landing to check fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FALTERED IN FLIGHT. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO CHECK FUEL.