# NTSB FTW79FQG43: Beech 65-88, N707ED, Seminole, TX, June 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1979
- Place: Seminole, TX · SEMINOLE, TX
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FQG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1684  79/6/11  NR.SEMINOLE,TX        BEECH 65-88         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 20175
        TIME - 1200                    N707ED              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  LUBBOCK,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           SYSTEMS - FIRE WARNING SYSTEM: POWERPLANT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SINGLE ENGINE FERRY(TO REPAIR OTHER ENG).
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707ED](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707ED-1980-10-02), registration cancelled 1980-10-02, S/N LP-16 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-88
- Registry model: [Beech 65-88](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-88) (registry code 1152809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790611017989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611017989A), Jun 11, 1979: Beech 6588, Seminole, TX, Destroyed. Twin engine aircraft operating on a single engine ferry flight. Had engine failure and fire in good engine. .

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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