# Accident 19840417024859A: Beech 58, Bentley Creek, PA, April 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1984, 07:10 local time
- Place: Bentley Creek, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.9505° N, 76.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9505&lon=-76.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N806Q-1984-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840417024859A

## Narrative

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

ATC REPORTED HEADING CHANGE, HIGH SPEED DESCENT TO IMPACT. INDICATES PIC INCAPACITATION BUT WAS UNPROVEN.

## 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 NYC84FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA142), Apr 17, 1984: Beech 58 (N806Q), Bentley Creek, PA, 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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