# Incident 19800202030899I: Beech 6580, Sparrows Point, MD, February 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1980, 09:04 local time
- Place: Sparrows Point, MD
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2193° N, 76.4761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrows Point, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2193&lon=-76.4761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99FA-2013-05-31) (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: 0 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/19800202030899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REFUSED TO CHANGE ALTITUDE WHEN ASKED BY BALTIMORE APPROACH CONTROL. ATC VECTOED IFR TRAFFIC AROUND HIM.

## Other reports on N99FA (1)

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

- [Incident 19790807029559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807029559I), Aug 7, 1979: Beech 6580 (N99FA), Chantilly, VA. Smoke emitting from instrument panel. Regulator and alternators failed.

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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