# Accident 19800310005079A: Beech 6580, Williams Island, Bahamas, March 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Williams Island, Bahamas
- Airport: Williams Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N450Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450Q-2014-10-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800310005079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT 50 FEET ON TAKEOFF. LOST AIRSPEED. CUT POWER. CRASHED. FAILED TO USE ENGINE-OUT PROCEDURE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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