# Accident 19820724034259A: Beech 60, Sylva, NC, July 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1982, 06:00 local time
- Place: Sylva, NC
- Airport: Jackson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4308° N, 82.4997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4308&lon=-82.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6648X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6648X-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TIO-541 SERIE (registry code 17036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tio-541-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,264 total, 440 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724034259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ATL82FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA208), Jul 24, 1982: Beech B-60 (N6648X), Sylva, NC, substantial damage

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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