# Accident 19910525017269A: Beech 65B80, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1991, 15:05 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1898° N, 80.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1898&lon=-80.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5128Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5128Y-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540A1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,927 total, 140 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910525017269A

## Narrative

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

LOST BOTH ENGINES. HIT VEHICLE ON FREEWAY ON LANDING. FUEL LINE LEAKING LEFT ENGINE. WATER IN FUEL RIGHT 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 MIA91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA151), May 25, 1991: Beech 80 (N5128Y), Fort Lauderdale, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WORK BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON WHO CROSSTHREADED A FUEL NOZZLE INJECTOR FITTING WHICH ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM INITIATING A FIRE. NO REASON FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE…

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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