# Accident 19910630024879A: Beech 65, Pioneer, CA, June 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1991, 09:11 local time
- Place: Pioneer, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5196° N, 120.3809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5196&lon=-120.3809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713JB-1992-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO480A1G6
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 2,830 total, 27 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630024879A

## Narrative

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

SPUN INTO TREES AFTER RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. IMPROPERLY SEATED VALVE SEAT CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE. PILOT LOST CONTROL

## 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 LAX91FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA282), Jun 30, 1991: Beech 65 (N713JB), Pioneer, CA, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT, WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER ENCOUNTERING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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