# Accident 19960121000749A: Beech 58, Russellvile, AR, January 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1996, 21:39 local time
- Place: Russellvile, AR
- Airport: Russellville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2593° N, 93.0926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSSELLVILLE RGNL (RUE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2593&lon=-93.0926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3010W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3010W-1998-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960121000749A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND DURING VFR DESCENT O AIRPORT. WEATHER BELOW IFR APPROACH MINIMUMS. HIT MOUNTAIN.

## 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 FTW96FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA100), Jan 21, 1996: Beech 58 (N3010W), Atkins, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: Continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude above mountainous/hilly terrain. Factors relating to the accident were:…

## Other reports on N3010W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19931206049809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931206049809I), Dec 6, 1993: Beech 58 (N3010W), Atlanta, GA. Left engine throttle cable failed on descent. Shut engine down. Landed safely.

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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