# NTSB FTW79DA061: Beech 65-A80, N10QH, New Orleans, LA, March 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1979
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0291  79/3/11  NR.NEW ORLEANS,LA     BEECH 65-A80        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 5204
        TIME - 1610                    N10QH               PX-  1  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- FLT TO CHECK OUT ACFT IN LOCAL AREA.RPTD DITCHING SITE 835SM FROM DEPT POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10QH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10QH-1997-02-25), registration cancelled 1997-02-25, S/N LD110 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (registry code 1152806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790311006019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311006019A), Mar 11, 1979: Beech 65A80, New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot lost. Aircraft low on fuel was ditched in gulf. Aircraft sank. Pilot and one passenger drowned.

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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