# Accident 19970724046919A: Beech 65, July 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N816Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816Q-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724046919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LEFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE ENROUTE TO JAMAICA ON AIRWAY A-509, NEAR "URSUS" INTERSECTION. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT WHEN IT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ON SINGLE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT SANK. MINOR INJURIES. PILOT STATED THE ENGINES WERE BEYOND TBO, BUT RECENTLY HAD AN ANNUAL. RECORDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT SANK ALONG WITH THE AIRPLANE. TOTAL TIMES NOT AVAILABLE.

## 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 MIA97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA215), Jul 24, 1997: Beech 65 (N816Q), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the aircraft to maintain altitude for undetermined reasons following loss of power in one 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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