Beechcraft 65-B80 N1027C
20 February 1972 · Fairfield, Idaho, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 February 1972 at about 10:32 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N1027C, operated by Sun Valley Ai*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fairfield, Idaho, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairfield, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Camas County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N1027C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sun Valley Ai*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hailey, Id → Boise, Id
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0001
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L WING, ENG SEPD DUE FIRE RESULTING FROM ENG CYL SEPN.EXCESSIVE WORKING HOURS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Albany, New York, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Cold Water, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Ross Aviation* | Fatal | 9 |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | Prestolite Co. | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Wanco, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |