# Accident 19851012051469A: Beech 65A80, Ochopee, FL, October 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1985, 00:30 local time
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8000R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000R-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 986 total, 0 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851012051469A

## Narrative

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

MADE FORCED LANDING IN EVERGLADES AFTER ENGINES QUIT.  INBOARD FUEL TANKS WERE RUN DRY, OUTBOARD TANKS WERE FULL.

## 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 MIA86LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA011), Oct 12, 1985: Beech 65A-80 (N8000R), Ochopee, FL, 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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