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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Placitas, NM · June 16, 2007

Date: June 16, 2007 · 16:10 local
Place: Placitas, NM
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6750R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07FA100
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520CB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,709 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6750RRegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2008 · Beech 58S/N TH-1130 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 16, 2007 at 1610 MDT a Beechcraft BE-58 baron, N6750R, collided with terrain at 9700 feet MSL while in cruise flight. The aircraft was destroyed and the private pilot, the only occupant, was fatally injured. The flight had departed torrance, CA at 1136 PDT and was apparently enroute to clinton, OK. The flight was operating under 14 CFR 91 visual flight rules (VFR). No flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 16, 2007 AT 1610 MDT A BEECHCRAFT BE-58 BARON, N6750R, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AT 9700 FEET MSL WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED TORRANCE, CA AT 1136 PDT AND WAS APPARENTLY ENROUTE TO CLINTON, OK. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN07FA100Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPlacitas, NMthe failure of the pilot to maintain adequate terrain separation, for undetermined reasons, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. A contributing factor was the mountainous terrain.Jun 16, 2007 · Destroyed