# Accident 19830830045059A: Beech 58P, Cassopolis, MI, August 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cassopolis, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9101° N, 85.9998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9101&lon=-85.9998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88AX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,385 total, 425 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830045059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENTERED FLAT SPIN AND CRASHED WHILE PRACTICING VMC DEMONSTRATION MANEUVERS.

## 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 CHI83FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA402), Aug 30, 1983: Beech 58P (N88AX), Cassopolis, MI, destroyed, 1 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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