# Accident 19910816034609A: Beech 58, Islip, NY, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 15:21 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Long Island Mac Arthur
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7802° N, 72.9101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7802&lon=-72.9101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104SB-1992-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816034609A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING INTO BAY. MISSED RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. CIRCLING TO REALIGN. UNDER MEDICATION FOR SEIZURES. NO MEDICAL

## 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 NYC91FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA212), Aug 16, 1991: Beech 58 (N104SB), Brookhaven, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT PHYSIOLOGICAL INCAPACITATION WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT, AND AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO WATER.

## Other reports on N104SB (1)

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

- [Incident 19900331010989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331010989I), Mar 31, 1990: Beech 58 (N104SB), Athens, GA. Hard landing. Hydroplaned off end of wet runway.

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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