# Accident 19980605012459A: Beech 6580, Malone, NY, June 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1998, 15:31 local time
- Place: Malone, NY
- Airport: Malone-Dufort Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8400° N, 74.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8400&lon=-74.2891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215AB-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 535 total, 48 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980605012459A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE MALONE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA HE LOST POWER TO ONE OR BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT.                    (.4)AFTER A 4.7 HOUR FLIGHT, WHILE TURNING ONTO FINAL, THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT.  THE PILOT DID NOT MENTION ENGINE PROBLEMS DURING A POLICE INTERVIEW.  HE SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED, THEN LATER, THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED.  HE TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD THAT BOTH ENGINES FAILED.  ADEQUATE FUEL WAS CONFIRMED.  THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED APPROACHING ANOTHER AIRPORT.  THE PILOT PERFORMED A SINGLE-ENGINE GO-AROUND, WITH LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN.  HE REFUSED ASSISTANCE AND PERFORMED HIS OWN MAINTENANCE.  HE CLEANED THE FUEL FILTERS OF BOTH ENGINES.  DURING A GROUND RUNUP, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS HARD TO START, AND REQUIRED A HIGH FUEL FLOW TO REMAIN RUNNING.  AFTER THE PILOT RE-CLEANED THE RIGHT FUEL FILTER THE ENGINE RAN FINE.  THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE ACCIDENT.  POST-FLIGHT EXAMINATION REVEALED ALL PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK 90 DEGREES, WITH SIGNIFICANT CHORDWISE SCORING ON ONE BLADE PER ENGINE.  THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL FILTER WAS RELATIVELY CLEAN, WITH SOME BROWN RESIDUE WHICH CONTAINED FERROUR MATERIAL. THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER WAS HEAVILY COATED WITH A WHITE RESIDUE WHICH CONTAINED ALUMINUM, AND BROWN MATERIAL WHICH CONTAINED FERROUS MATERIAL.  THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS MULTI-ENGINE RATING ON APRIL 22, 1998.

## 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 NYC98LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA125), Jun 5, 1998: Beech BE 65-80 (N215AB), Malone, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of power from one engine. Factors include fuel filter blockage, inadequate…

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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