# Accident 19791216039969A: Beech 65, Lexington, KY, December 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1979, 18:02 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154F-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 176 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216039969A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE DUE TO INDUCTION ICING. AIRFRAME ICING. GOT BELOW VMC. LOST CONTROL.ROLLED INVERTED PRIOR TO CRASH.

## 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 IAD80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA017), Dec 16, 1979: Beech A65 (N154F), Lexington, KY, destroyed, 7 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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