# Accident 19840508016409A: Beech 6580, Opa Locka, FL, May 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1984, 10:35 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9107° N, 80.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9107&lon=-80.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741H-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 34 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840508016409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINES QUIT FROM FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 MIA84FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA163), May 8, 1984: Beech 65-80 (N741H), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N741H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820514054229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514054229I), May 14, 1982: Beech 6580 (N741H), Nassau, Bahamas, Minor damage. Pilot experienced electrical failure and landed with gear up.
- [Accident 19731205040779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731205040779A), Dec 5, 1973: Beech 6580 (N741H), Crestview, FL, Substantial damage. Plt rptd unusual sound when gr was retracted aftr tkof. Nose strut attach sec torn out brackets bkn

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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