# Accident 19970805021159A: Beech 58P, Colorado Spring, CO, August 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1997
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.8909° N, 104.6994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8909&lon=-104.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258W-1999-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805021159A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW97FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA299), Aug 5, 1997: Beech 58P (N258W), Colorado Spring, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow IFR procedures; and his failure to maintain proper altitude, while executing a missed approach from an attempted ILS approach. Related factors included: low ceiling,…

## Other reports on N258W (2)

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

- [Incident 19961015032369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015032369I), Oct 15, 1996: Beech 58P (N258W), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Forgot to extend landing gear for landing.
- [Accident 19861002048929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861002048929A), Oct 2, 1986: Beech 58P (N258W), Derry, PA, Substantial damage. (.4)The flight suffered an engine power loss while in cruise flight due to fuel starvation. The pilot stated that a pretakeoff check of fuel gauges was made…

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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