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NTSB investigations: Beech 65

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 65, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152802')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA97LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Failure of the aircraft to maintain altitude for undetermined reasons following loss of power in one engine.Jul 24, 1997 · N816Q · DestroyedNTSB NYC95MA220Accident · 12 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · West Point, VAThe pilot's inadequate preflight/preparation, his failure to ensure proper weight and balance of the airplane, and his failure to obtain/maintain minimum control speed, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control after loss of power in one engine. A factor…Sep 10, 1995 · N945PA · DestroyedNTSB BFO91FA053Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech B65 · California, MDThe loss of power in one engine for undetermined reasons.Jun 2, 1991 · N655KJ · DestroyedNTSB FTW88LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · Covington, LADuring initial climb from takeoff, the left engine failed for unknown reasons. The plt stated that right rudder and aileron inputs were ineffective to stop the acft from rolling left and the acft contacted the ground as he was retarding pwr on the right eng.Oct 25, 1987 · N504AC · Substantial damageNTSB MIA85FA057Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · Marathon, FLAccording to the plt, aprx 20 min after departure at 4,000 to 5,000 ft the left eng failed followed 10 min later by a power loss in the right eng. During the desc the right eng restarted momentarily but only ran for about 1 min. The plt ditched near a…Dec 10, 1984 · N101V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84FA190Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 65 · Jennings, LAA popping or backfiring sound was heard by several people who later observed the acft flying at low altitude on what appeared to be a final approach to rwy 13 at Jennings arpt (located about 75 mi sw of the departure point.) No radios were onboard the acft so…Apr 5, 1984 · N6RG · DestroyedNTSB MIA82DA182Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech 65 · Andros Is, BahamasWhile en route at 9000 ft MSL at night, the right engine reportedly lost power and was feathered. The pilot reported that the left engine had a partial loss of power and the aircraft would not maintain altitude. Communication was maintained with miami center…Aug 6, 1982 · N35PK · Destroyed