# Accident 19791222042859A: Beech 6590, Leeville, LA, December 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1979, 01:35 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724N-1982-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,404 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222042859A

## Narrative

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

BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. INDICATES AIRPLANE SUBMITTED TO EXCESS NEGATIVE LOAD. NO RECORD OF PILOT CHECKOUT.

## 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 FTW80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA028), Dec 22, 1979: Beech 65-90 (N724N), Leeville, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N724N (1)

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

- [Accident 19750214004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750214004739A), Feb 14, 1975: Beech 65A90 (N724N), Gage, OK, Substantial damage. Dscnd blo pub apch min. Plt stated un to develop pwr r eng drg missed apch. Lndd on arpt,across rwy.

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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