# NTSB ATL80FA064: Beech B65, N22PC, Kenessaw, GA, July 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1980
- Place: Kenessaw, GA · KENESSAW, GA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2182   80/7/2    KENESSAW,GA         BEECH B65           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 803
        TIME - 0839                    N22PC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KENESSAW,GA                 FT LAUDERDALE,FL             ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R SIDE OF R ENG COWLING SEALS DETRTD.BATTERY NOT INSTALLED IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22PC-2001-03-21), registration cancelled 2001-03-21, S/N LC-69 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mccollum

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800702082479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702082479A), Jul 2, 1980: Beech 65, Kennesaw, GA, Destroyed. Made go-around with 1 engine feathered. Gear down. Turned into dead engine, went below VMC. Crashed into trees.

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.

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