# Accident 20020902024319A: Beech 58P, Keene, NH, September 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Keene, NH
- Airport: Dillant-Hopkins
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8667° N, 72.2422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8667&lon=-72.2422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6688D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6688D-2004-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902024319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS DEPARTED KEENE, NH IN THE BARON 58 AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER WAS IMC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO KEENE AIRPORT AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETELY BURNED.

## 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 NYC02FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA178), Sep 2, 2002: Beechcraft 58P (N6688D), Swanzey, NH, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: **This report was modified on 2/24/2016. Refer to the public docket for this accident for additional information.** the pilot's improper preflight planning and his decision to depart with known…

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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