# Accident 19870912051539A: Beech 58P, Austin, TX, September 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1158T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870912051539A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO FLY IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. ATC DID NOT ADVISE PILOT OF THUNDERSTORM.

## 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 FTW87FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA214), Sep 12, 1987: Beech 58P (N1158T), Austin, TX, destroyed, 4 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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