# Accident 19800406007779A: Beech 6580, Sebring, FL, April 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBRING RGNL (SEF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717Q-2013-05-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406007779A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES STOPPED AT LOW ALTITUDE. CRASHED IN SWAMP. REPORTED CONTAMINATED FUEL. ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA80FLD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD52), Apr 6, 1980: Beech 65-80 (N717Q), Sebring, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N717Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780727036689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036689I), Jul 27, 1978: Beech 6580 (N717Q), Jamesville, WI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend gear fully, collapsed on landing. Main gear actuator suspected.

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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