# Accident 19811027073429A: Beech 58, Selma, AL, October 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Craig
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.3439° N, 86.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIG FLD (SEM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3439&lon=-86.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N755CF-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027073429A

## Narrative

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

PROP HUB ON RIGHT ENGINE SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. FATIGUE CRACK FAILURE.

## 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 ATL82FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA011), Oct 27, 1981: Beech 58 (N755CF), Selma, AL, 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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