# Accident 19941024035249A: Beech STC58, Shaw Island, WA, October 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1994, 20:45 local time
- Place: Shaw Island, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5710° N, 122.9598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5710&lon=-122.9598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333KS-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 818 total, 257 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941024035249A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF CLIMB AT DARK NIGHT NO RUNWAY OR OTHER LIGHTS IN AREA. INDICATES SPATIAL DISORIENTAION.

## 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 SEA95FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA010), Oct 24, 1994: Beech 58 Foxstar (N333KS), Shaw Island, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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