# Accident 19830828044299A: Beech 58PA, Danbury, CT, August 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158JB-2012-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58PA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,366 total, 556 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044299A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A TIGHT TURN TO FINAL WHILE LANDING IN A THUNDERSTORM IMPACTED ON RUNWAY AND BURNED. 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 NYC83FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA228), Aug 28, 1983: Beech 58PA (N158JB), Danbury, CT, destroyed

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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