# Accident 19930629020879A: Beech 58, Beardstown, IL, June 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1993, 07:45 local time
- Place: Beardstown, IL
- Airport: Greater Berdstown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9495° N, 90.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9495&lon=-90.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120TW-1997-01-22) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629020879A

## Narrative

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

CANCELLED IFR APPROACH, PROCEED TO VFR ARPT TO LAND.OBSERVED ROLLOVER AND STRUCK TREES.NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS NOTED

## 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 CHI93FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA238), Jun 29, 1993: Beech 58 (N120TW), Beardstown, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's continued VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors were the fog, drizzle, and an abrupt maneuver by the pilot-in-command.

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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