# Accident 19941007040869A: Beech 58, Park Rapids, MN, October 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1994, 20:50 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9097° N, 95.0609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9097&lon=-95.0609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258CH-1997-05-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 1,950 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941007040869A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED SIDE OF HILL EN ROUTE. LOW CEILING RAIN AND GUSTY WIND IN AREA.

## 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 CHI95FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA011), Oct 8, 1994: Beech 58 (N258CH), Park Rapids, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to obtain/maintain clearance. Factors were a dark night, low ceiling, high terrain, and weather service not used 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.