# Accident 19840522018089A: Beech D45, Taunton, MA, May 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1984, 13:22 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Reported engine: CONT O4704
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522018089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, AIRCRAFT ENTERED STEEP DIVE AND SPUN IN. FUEL CONTROL INLET LINE B NUT AND FITTING LOOSE.

## 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 NYC84FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA180), May 22, 1984: Beech D-45 (N812Z), Taunton, MA, destroyed, 1 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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