# Accident 19890707021229A: Beech 58, Battle Creek, MI, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 12:12 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2897° N, 85.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2897&lon=-85.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9253A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253A-1989-09-01) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707021229A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE,TURNED BACK STALLED, CRASHED. LEFT MAGS IN OFF POSITION FUEL SELECTOR OFF DETENTE RIGHT ENGINE.

## 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 CHI89FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA128), Jul 7, 1989: Beech 58 (N9253A), Battle Creek, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT CREW INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE COPILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD THE…

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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