# Accident 19930425010419A: Beech 58, Tucson, AZ, April 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1993, 17:38 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1496° N, 110.9304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1496&lon=-110.9304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158WB-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 123 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425010419A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. ROLLED, CRASHED AND BURNED. FOUND AFT UTILITY DOOR OPEN. LATCH WAS IN OPEN POSITION

## 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 LAX93FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA186), Apr 26, 1993: Beech 58 (N158WB), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, HIS FAILURE TO COMPELTELY SECURE THE AFT UTILITY DOOR, AND HIS FAILURE TO RECONFIGURE THE TRIM TABS TO A TAKEOFF SETTING. THE UTILITY DOOR'S SUDDEN OPENING…

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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