Beechcraft A65 N154F
16 December 1979 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 December 1979 at about 18:02 local time, a Beechcraft A65 registered N154F, operated by A H Cowley & A, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bluegrass
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A65
- Registration
- N154F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- A H Cowley & A
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3493
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
DE-ICING EQUIP NOT INSTLD ON WNG-EMPENNAGE.OWNER'S MAN STATED-APPLY FULL ALT AIR BFR ICING CONDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1978 | Beechcraft A65 | Sulphur Spring, Texas, United States | Justin Indstry | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1976 | Beechcraft A65 | Parsons, Tennessee, United States | Executive Aire | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1975 | Beechcraft A65 | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | United States | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft A65 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | National Fligh | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft A65-88 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Guaranteed TRU | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 1987 | Beechcraft A65 | Coalinca, California, United States | Howe, Edwin H. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |