Beechcraft 65 accidents

The NTSB database holds 298 accidents and incidents involving the Beechcraft 65, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 77 of them were fatal (26%), and 270 people died.

The deadliest year was 1972, with 23 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (117 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Canada.

228 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

298

Records

Fatal

270

Deaths

26%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 70 of 298 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 72

1970s 116

1980s 51

1990s 28

2000s 17

2010s 10

2020s 4

Where these happened

United States 276 Bahamas 3 Canada 2 Mexico 2 Bolivia 1 Greenland 1

Operators involved

Executive Air* 5 Federal Aviati 4 Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc. 4 Aero-Jet Gener 2 Western Air Express, Inc 2 Dynamic Aviation Group, Inc. 2

All 298 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Jun 2019	Beechcraft 65-A90 N256TA	Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States	Oahu Parachute Center	Fatal	11
10 Sep 1995	Beechcraft 65 N945PA	West Point, Virginia, United States	Peninsula Sky Divers	Fatal	11
16 May 2005	Beechcraft 65-A80 CC-CFS	Patagonia, Argentina	Transporte Aereo Don Carlos	Fatal	10
31 Jul 1999	Beechcraft 65-A90 N518DM	Marine City, Michigan, United States	Parahawks Skydiving Center	Fatal	10
15 Jan 2001	Beechcraft 65-A90 N616F	Lake Point, Utah, United States	William C. Dause	Fatal	9
4 Feb 1985	Beechcraft 65-A80 N50NP	Soldotna, Alaska, United States	North Pacific Airlines	Fatal	9
19 May 1972	Beechcraft 65-B80 N841NS	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Ross Aviation*	Fatal	9
9 Dec 1971	Beechcraft 65-80 N252Q	Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Monarch Tile M	Fatal	7
18 Oct 1968	Beechcraft 65-A90 N703WC	Cleveland, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
28 Apr 1968	Beechcraft 65 N968Q	Beaumont, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
30 Jun 1991	Beechcraft 65 N713JB	Pioneer, California, United States	-	Fatal	6
12 Sep 1980	Beechcraft 65 N625GP	Clearwater, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
10 Jul 1978	Beechcraft 65-A90 N278DU	Aurora, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
16 Apr 1973	Beechcraft 65-A80 N456WM	Bricktown, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
19 Dec 1992	Beechcraft 65 N555GC	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Edwards, William J.	Fatal	5
25 Jan 1975	Beechcraft 65-A90 N57V	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Wolfe Industri	Fatal	5
10 Jan 1974	Beechcraft 65 N671T	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Interstate AUT	Fatal	5
1 May 1972	Beechcraft 65-A90 N295X	Racine, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Prestolite Co.	Fatal	5
20 Feb 1972	Beechcraft 65-B80 N1027C	Fairfield, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Sun Valley Ai*	Fatal	5
3 Oct 1969	Beechcraft 65-B80 N590CA	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Metro Commute*	Fatal	5
21 Aug 1967	Beechcraft 65 N343NF	Sparta, Michigan, United States no coordinates	National Fligh	Fatal	5
11 Mar 1966	Beechcraft 65-90 N529N	Green Castle Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Northern Natur	Fatal	5
29 Jun 1980	Beechcraft 65 N156F	Ft.pierce, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 Oct 1978	Beechcraft 65-80 N886G	Torreon, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	DON Zimmerman	Fatal	4
24 Feb 1974	Beechcraft 65 N9535Q	Williamstown, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
29 Dec 1972	Beechcraft 65-80 N9867	Kent, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Apr 1964	Beechcraft 65 N451HC	Billings Mont, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
2 Sep 2010	Beechcraft 65 N832B	Redwood City, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
24 Dec 2004	Beechcraft 65-90 F-GVRM	Montpellier, France	SNC Mitjavila	Fatal	3
11 Oct 1996	Beechcraft 65-A90 N3333D	Itaguazurenda, Bolivia no coordinates	Servicios Petroleros Helimar	Fatal	3
5 Nov 1982	Beechcraft 65-B80 N1HQ	Missing Acft, Bahamas no coordinates	James Valentine	Fatal	3
17 Oct 1980	Beechcraft 65 N35CS	Sula, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
25 Aug 1977	Beechcraft 65-88 N711KW	Camarillo, California, United States no coordinates	Chart Aire Inc	Fatal	3
13 Aug 1977	Beechcraft 65-80 N6DG	Vancleave, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
10 Dec 1971	Beechcraft 65-B80 N929V	Frbshr By, Canada no coordinates	Coleman Aircra	Fatal	3
21 Oct 1971	Beechcraft 65-B80 N317K	Milo, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Labina Inc.	Fatal	3
26 Nov 1969	Beechcraft 65-A90 N500X	Galveston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Superior Oil C	Fatal	3
26 Aug 1969	Beechcraft 65 N3333M	Mobile, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
23 Oct 1968	Beechcraft 65-80 N303D	Houghton, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Univ of Wiscon	Fatal	3
16 Apr 1967	Beechcraft 65-A90 N129GP	Endicott, New York, United States no coordinates	General Precis	Fatal	3
25 Jan 1967	Beechcraft 65 N345F	Armonk Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Avcom Flt-Det.	Fatal	3
20 Apr 2016	Beechcraft 65 A90 1 N7MC	Slidell, Louisiana, United States	St Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement DIS	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1995	Beechcraft 65-90 N101GA	Royal, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 May 1993	Beechcraft 65-A90 N530N	Mount Ida, Arkansas, United States	Arkansas Flight Management	Fatal	2
16 May 1992	Beechcraft 65 N30RR	Madison, Virginia, United States	MC GEE, John J.	Fatal	2
2 Nov 1988	Beechcraft 65 N9AG	Elko, Nevada, United States	Airborne Geophysics	Fatal	2
7 Feb 1988	Beechcraft 65-88 N884G	Unknown no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1981	Beechcraft 65-B80 N1028C	Groveland, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Apr 1981	Beechcraft 65-B80 N3768Z	Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Atlas Aviation	Fatal	2
22 Dec 1979	Beechcraft 65-90 N724N	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2