# Accident 19890723024789A: Beech 58A, Sedona, AZ, July 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1989, 17:01 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9395° N, 111.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9395&lon=-111.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7454N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7454N-1999-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723024789A

## Narrative

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

NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY ON TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY, RAN OFF INTO ROUGH GROUND. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX89LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA244), Jul 24, 1989: Beech BE58 (N7454N), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY LEANING THE FUEL MIXTURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS.

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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