# Accident 20041210030769A: Beech 200BEECH, Bay View, TX, December 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2004, 13:50 local time
- Place: Bay View, TX
- Airport: Rancho Buena Vista Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YSDA
- Location: 26.2511° N, 97.3006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2511&lon=-97.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N648KA-2007-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041210030769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKE-OFF, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT SOME SMALL BRUSH TREES AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO MID-AIR COLLISION. THE ENGINE WILL HAVE A TEARDOWN INSPECTION AND AN M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED.

## 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 DFW05LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA034), Dec 10, 2004: Beech BE-200 (N648KA), Bay View, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control as result of his improper runway selection for takeoff. A contributing factor was the prevailing right quartering tailwind.

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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