# NTSB MKC81FA050: Beech 65, N805Q, Spirit Lake, IA, August 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1981
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA · SPIRIT LAKE, IA
- Location: 43.4196° N, 95.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spirit Lake, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4196&lon=-95.1096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 5 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2198   81/8/7    SPIRIT LAKE,IA      BEECH 65            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1720                    N805Q               PX-  0  4  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 63, 21500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 7820 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT LAKE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 SPIRIT LAKE,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED L ENG MALFUNCTIONED ON FINAL.L PROP SLASH MARKS FD 21IN APART,PROP NOT FEATHERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N805Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spirit Lake Muni

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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