# Accident 19770502010039A: Beech 58P, Knoxville, TN, May 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1977
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6039S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6039S-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,966 total, 220 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FKW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770502010039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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

- [NTSB IAD77FKW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW18), May 2, 1977: Beech 58P (N6039S), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6039S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850725033759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725033759A), Jul 25, 1985: Beech 58P (N6039S), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Did not comply with AD to replace fouled induction air filter, caused power loss. Did not shut down correct engine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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