# Accident 19790302011859A: Beech 58P, Turpin, OK, March 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Turpin, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8705° N, 100.8825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turpin, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8705&lon=-100.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6050S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6050S-1982-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302011859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING IN A FLAT SPIN JUST AFTER INITIAL CLIMB. AIRCRAFT WAS 453 POUNDS OVER GROSS WEIGHT

## 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 FTW79FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA058), Mar 2, 1979: Beech BE-58P (N6050S), Turpin, OK, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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