# Accident 19800411009239A: Beech J50, Columbus, IN, April 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Columbus, IN
- Airport: Bakalar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2073° N, 85.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2073&lon=-85.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95A-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J50 (registry code 1152536, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j50) (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 J50
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEX09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411009239A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP. PILOT FAILED TO CLEAN UP AIRPLANE. GOT BELOW VMC. STALLED.

## 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 CHI80FEX09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX09), Apr 11, 1980: Beech J50 (N95A), Columbus, IN, destroyed

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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