# Accident 19910305005319A: Beech 58, Whites City, NM, March 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1991, 10:50 local time
- Place: Whites City, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1806° N, 104.3793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1806&lon=-104.3793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2019V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2019V-1991-06-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,878 total, 1,772 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910305005319A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED NEAR TOP OF MOUNTAIN,NOSE HIGH,WINGS LEVEL. LENTICULAR CLOUDS PRESENT.

## 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 DEN91FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA051), Mar 5, 1991: Beech 58 (N2019V), Whites City, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT DECISION TO FLY AT LOW ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE: TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS.

## Other reports on N2019V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810112007509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112007509I), Jan 12, 1981: Beech 58 (N2019V), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft made normal landing. Approximately 3700 feet after touchdown the gear retracted. Minor damage.

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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