# Accident 19820326006199A: Beech 58, Magdalena, NM, March 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1982, 16:18 local time
- Place: Magdalena, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1092° N, 107.2290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1092&lon=-107.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36969-2014-11-12) (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 IO520CB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 853 total, 88 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326006199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AT 9300 FOOT ELEVATION. PILOT REPORTED UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE.  .

## 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 FTW82FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA103), Mar 26, 1982: Beech 58 (N36969), Magdalena, NM, 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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