# Incident 19791126046059I: Beech 6580, Alabaster, AL, November 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1979, 05:45 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (EET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N410S-2002-12-18) (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: 6,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126046059I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GYRO HORIZON FAILED.

## Other reports on N410S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940917037149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917037149I), Sep 17, 1994: Beech 6580 (N410S), Belen, NM. Lost right engine and smoking exhaust on climbout. Landed off airport. Lost exhaust valve bolts. Sheared mag gear.

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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