# Accident 19890217003839A: Beech 58, Hamburg, AR, February 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1989, 17:55 local time
- Place: Hamburg, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AXCA
- Location: 33.2190° N, 91.7893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-91.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N348U-2013-04-16) (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 IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,752 total, 177 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890217003839A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL IN IMC. CRASHED INTO TREES. FLIGHT NOT APROVED BY COMPANY.

## 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 MKC89FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA061), Feb 17, 1989: Beech 58 (N348U), Hamburg, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WOODED TERRAIN. WEATHER CONDITIONS, LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS AT OR NEAR DUSK, LACK OF VISUAL CUES…

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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