# Accident 19860405009729A: Beech 65, Montague, TX, April 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montague, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6708° N, 97.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6708&lon=-97.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810Q-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,624 total, 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860405009729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT WHILE MAKING LOW PASSES OVER THE GROUND. IMPACTED TREES, GROUND. NO REASON FOUND FOR ENGINE FAILURES.

## 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 FTW86FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA059), Apr 5, 1986: Beech 65 (N810Q), Montague, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N810Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19850907060619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850907060619I), Sep 7, 1985: Beech 65 (N810Q), Segoville, TX, Substantial damage. Main parachute deployed early and chutist struck horizontal stabilizer.
- [Incident 19821108068099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108068099I), Nov 8, 1982: Beech 65 (N810Q), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Discharged battery failed to lock gear down. Pilot did not check. Generator switches off

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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