# Accident 20031017026519A: Beech 65A90, Fentress, TX, October 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fentress, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7681° N, 97.7753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7681&lon=-97.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511BF-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031017026519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON DESCENT FROM 14,000 FT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT ON ONE ENGINE DUE TO OPEN DOOR FOR PARACHUTE CONFIGURATION. IMPACTED APPROX 1/2 MILE FROM AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 FTW04LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA011), Oct 17, 2003: Beech 65-A90 (N511BF), Fentress, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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