# Accident 19790129005729A: Beech 58P, Amarillo, TX, January 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1979, 07:01 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23644-1988-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,166 total, 70 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129005729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST BOTH ENGINES DURING NIGHT IFR FLIGHT. LEFT ENGINE OIL STARVATION, RIGHT ENGINE BROKE CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 FTW79FQG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG16), Jan 29, 1979: Beech 58P (N23644), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

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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