# Accident 19880409008079A: Beech C50, Fayetteville, NC, April 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1988, 17:53 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville Municipal-Grannis Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9602° N, 78.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9602&lon=-78.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66L-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C50
- Reported engine: LYC GO480F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 29 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409008079A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND BOOST PUMP INOPERATIVE. GOT BELOW VMC ON FINAL AND LOST CONTROL TURNING INTO DEAD ENGINE.

## 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 ATL88FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA137), Apr 9, 1988: Beech C50 (N66L), Fayetteville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N66L (1)

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

- [Incident 19841115066019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841115066019I), Nov 15, 1984: Beech C50 (N66L), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. During runup, aircraft was damaged by person trying to get pilots attention. Prop wash disturbing parked aircraft.

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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