# Accident 19810913059069A: Beech B50, Cape Yakataga, AK, September 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1981, 01:54 local time
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0664° N, 142.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Yakataga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0664&lon=-142.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3580B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3580B-1981-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B50 (registry code 1152506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B50
- Reported engine: LYC GO435
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 17 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913059069A

## Narrative

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

DECLARED FUEL EMERGENCY EN ROUTE OVER WATER AT NIGHT. MAY HAVE DITCHED OFFSHORE DURING RADAR VECTORS TO LEVEL LAND.

## 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 ANC81DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA114), Sep 13, 1981: Beech B50 (N3580B), Cape Yakataga, AK, 5 fatal

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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