# Accident 19930314007379A: Beech 58, Grants, NM, March 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1993, 22:34 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GUGA
- Location: 35.1493° N, 107.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1493&lon=-107.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4320W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320W-1993-10-25) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930314007379A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. 318 LBS OVER GROSS. PILOT MEDICAL DRUGS AND COBALT 60 ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW93FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA103), Mar 15, 1993: Beech 58 (N4320W), Grants, NM, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND THE SELECTION OF AN ALTITUDE THAT WOULD NOT PROVIDE TERRAIN CLEARANCE ALONG HIS PLANNED ROUTE. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND 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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