# Accident 19810717033669A: Beech 6580, Gerlach, NV, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6452° N, 119.3613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gerlach, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6452&lon=-119.3613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6867Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6867Q-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717033669A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. ILLEGAL CARGO UNLOADED AND AIRPLANE TORCHED AND ABANDONED.

## 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 LAX81DXQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ21), Jul 17, 1981: Beech 65-80 (N6867Q), Gerlach, NV, 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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