# NTSB SEA72AS033: Beech 65-B80, N1027C, Fairfield, ID, February 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1972
- Place: Fairfield, ID · FAIRFIELD, ID
- Location: 43.3480° N, 114.8008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3480&lon=-114.8008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1972
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS033
- Board report AAR7225 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7225.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS033

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0001  72/2/20    FAIRFIELD,ID        BEECH 65-B80        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 12179
        TIME - 1032                    N1027C              PX-  4  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 612 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L WING,ENG SEPD DUE FIRE RESULTING FROM ENG CYL SEPN.EXCESSIVE WORKING HOURS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1027C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1027C-1972-04-11), registration cancelled 1972-04-11, S/N LD-309, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-B80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-B80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (registry code 1152812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Camas County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
From OpenAirDocs.org, an independent open copy of NTSB and FAA data. The NTSB's own report is the official record of an investigation.