# Accident 19911226057209A: Beech 58TC, Bluffton, SC, December 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1991, 17:37 local time
- Place: Bluffton, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2297° N, 80.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2297&lon=-80.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588S-1994-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911226057209A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM. DESCENDED INTO TREES. LEFT PROP FEATHERED. NO DEFECTS. LEFT FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN DETENTES

## 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 ATL92FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA031), Dec 26, 1991: Beech 58TC (N6588S), Bluffton, SC, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED AFTER A REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE…

## Other reports on N6588S (1)

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

- [Accident 19850208025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208025779A), Feb 8, 1985: Beech 58TC (N6588S), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Landed off to one side and parallel to runway. Could not see runway or runway edge lights due to snow cover.

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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