19890620016269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B-60 · Columbia, SC · June 20, 1989

Date
June 20, 1989 · 16:42 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78TW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89FA165
Reported as
Beech B60
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO541E1C4
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,290 total26 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Departed into area of severe thunderstorms. Structural analysis indicative of overstress. Wing spar breaks.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED INTO AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS INDICATIVE OF OVERSTRESS. WING SPAR BREAKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.