# Accident 19870115000519A: Beech 6580, Brownsville, TX, January 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1987, 10:05 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HJHA
- Location: 25.8666° N, 97.3789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8666&lon=-97.3789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1590S-2013-08-06) (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 IGSO540A1D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,803 total, 234 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115000519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING FORCED LANDING. PILOT FAILED TO SELECT FULLEST TANKS.

## 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 FTW87FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA045), Jan 15, 1987: Beech 65-80 (N1590S), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1590S (1)

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

- [Accident 19791005030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005030629A), Oct 5, 1979: Beech 6580 (N1590S), Princeville, HI, Substantial damage. Left brake failed on landing. Found left brake puck worn out.

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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