# Accident 19850201073539A: Beech 65B80, Newbern, NC, February 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Newbern, NC
- Airport: Newbern
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1102° N, 77.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1102&lon=-77.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640K-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,727 total, 1,923 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850201073539A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FIRE AT START OF VISUAL APPROACH. ENGINE SHUT  DOWN AND FIRE WENT OUT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED DUE TO DAMAGE

## 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 ATL85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA087), Feb 1, 1985: Beech B-80 (N640K), Newbern, 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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