# Accident 19891015040289A: Beech A65, Friendly, MD, October 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Friendly, MD
- Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7486° N, 76.9559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTOMAC AIRFIELD (VKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7486&lon=-76.9559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186M-2013-08-07) (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 A65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040289A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH. BEGAN GO AROUND. LOST LEFT ENGINE. LANDED OFF END RUNWAY. LEFT FUEL EMPTY. NEW PURCHASE. NO SYSTEM CHECKO

## 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 BFO90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA001), Oct 15, 1989: Beech A65 (N186M), Friendly, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF HIS FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE…

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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