# Accident 19910602018729A: Beech 65, California, MD, June 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: California, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2905° N, 76.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2905&lon=-76.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N655KJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N655KJ-1994-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018729A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB TO DROP JUMPERS. FAILED FEATHER. UNABLE FLY LANDED IN WHEAT. EVACUATED. BURNED.

## 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 BFO91FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91FA053), Jun 2, 1991: Beech B65 (N655KJ), California, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER IN ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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