# Accident 20070102002659A: Beech 58, Washington, IN, January 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Washington, IN
- Airport: Daviess County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6714° N, 87.1308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6714&lon=-87.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678DC-2007-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 511 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070102002659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JANUARY 2, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 LOCAL TIME, A BEECH BARON, BE-58, N678DC DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT THE DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT ON A PART 91 FLIGHT TO OHIO COUNTY AIRPORT IN HARTFORD, KENTUCKY. PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE AND ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOT CONTACTED DAVIESS COUNTY UNICOM STATING "I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THIS THING." AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT, AT A LOW ALTITUDE, IN A SHARP LEFT TURN, STRIKING A TREE LINE WHILE LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 36. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE DETERMINED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE LONE OCCUPANT/PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. LAST KNOWN REGULATORY FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED ON 09/08/1994, THE DATE HE RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT AMEL RATING. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A FLIGHT REVIEW SINCE THAT DATE AND NO FLIGHT TIME RECORDED SINCE JULY 14, 2006.

## 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 CHI07FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA052), Jan 2, 2007: Beech 58 (N678DC), Washington, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while attempting to return to the departure airport for undetermined reasons after takeoff. The intervening tree line was a…

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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