# Accident 20160419002929A: Beech 65-A90-1, Slidell, LA, April 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2016, 21:15 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3603° N, 89.8233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3603&lon=-89.8233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7MC-2016-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90-1 (registry code 1152901, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90-1
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,821 total, 80 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160419002929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OUT PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE MOSQUITO SPRAYING. RETURNING TO BASE OF OPERATIONS. FLYING FROM THE WEST TURNED LEFT FOR RUNWAY APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER TRANSMISSION LINES AND IMPACTED GROUND RESULTING IN EXPLOSION AND DESTRUCTION OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN16FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA158), Apr 20, 2016: Beech 65 A90 1 (N7MC), Slidell, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The unstable approach in black-hole conditions, resulting in the airplane overshooting the runway extended centerline and descending well below a safe glidepath for the runway. Contributing to the…

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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