19791221044059A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Taylorville, IL · December 21, 1979

Date
December 21, 1979 · 17:40 local
Place
Taylorville, IL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2058X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DA018
Reported as
Beech 58
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
642 total10 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into trees on VFR night approach to airport with low ceiling, fog & rain in area.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES ON VFR NIGHT APPROACH TO AIRPORT WITH LOW CEILING, FOG & RAIN IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.