# Accident 19811010066309A: Beech 58, Harlan, KY, October 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1981, 11:05 local time
- Place: Harlan, KY
- Airport: Tucker-Guthrie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8593° N, 83.3585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEML (I35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8593&lon=-83.3585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1936S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,552 total, 526 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066309A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED IN IMC INTO TREES ON A MOUNTAIN. WENT BELOW MINIMUM ALTITUDE ON CRUISE CLEARANCE. NO AIR TAXI CERTIFICATE

## 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 ATL82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA005), Oct 10, 1981: Beech 58 (N1936S), Harlan, KY, destroyed, 3 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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