# Accident 19950105022789A: Beech A60, Silver City, NM, January 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1995, 18:35 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Silver City-Grant County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6890° N, 108.1290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6890&lon=-108.1290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3LP-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,746 total, 209 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950105022789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED DURING VOR APPROACH. LOST LEFT TURBO CHARGER DUE IMPROPER REPAIRS. BELOW VMC FACTOR

## 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 FTW95FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA082), Jan 6, 1995: Beech A60 (N3LP), Hurley, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a single engine approach resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were a fatigue separation of a shaft in the left engine turbocharger due to use of…

## Other reports on N3LP (1)

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

- [Accident 19940106044099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106044099A), Jan 6, 1994: Beech A60 (N3LP), Hurley, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft had engine failure, attempted to return to airport, crashed and burned.

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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