# Accident 19940629027279A: Beech 58TC, St Marys, WV, June 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1994, 08:10 local time
- Place: St Marys, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3991° N, 81.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3991&lon=-81.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333TK-1995-04-04) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,676 total, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940629027279A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE INDICATES A FIRE IN WINGS INFLIGHT. PILOT OVERCOME BY SMOKE LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT CAME APART IN DIVE.

## 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 BFO94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA121), Jun 29, 1994: Beech 58TC (N333TK), St Marys, WV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN, PRIOR TO THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP.

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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