# Accident 19950412007539A: Beech 65B80, Great Bend, ND, April 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1995, 08:43 local time
- Place: Great Bend, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: A7MA
- Location: 46.1546° N, 96.8010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Bend, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1546&lon=-96.8010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7057J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7057J-2012-08-22) (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 IGSO540A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007539A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN ICING AT CRUISE. DESCENDED LOST ONE ENGINE OTHER ROUGH. LOST CONTROL AIR DUCT BLOCKED. BURNT PISTON. (-23) THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LUBRICATION SYSTEM. RINGS IN A CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE LUBRICATION. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. PILOT DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUD LAYER AND ACCUMULATED ICE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WOODED AREA IN A NEARLY VERTICAL, NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI95FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA124), Apr 12, 1995: Beech 65-B80 (N7057J), Great Bend, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot/mechanic's inadequate maintenance (inspection) of aircraft and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VMC). Factors were icing conditions, deteriorated induction air ducting, and failure…

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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