# Accident 19810807048319A: Beech 65, Spirit Lake, IA, August 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA
- Airport: Spirit Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3874° N, 95.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT LAKE MUNI (0F3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3874&lon=-95.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8050Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 7,820 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807048319A

## Narrative

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

LOW SLOW FINAL.  CLAIMED LEFT ENGINE OUT AFTER SWITCHING FROM MAIN TO AUX ON FINAL. LEFT PROP SLASH MARKS ON GROUND

## 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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