# Accident 20080605837579A: Beech 58, Jackson, MS, June 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2008, 07:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3339° N, 90.2200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3339&lon=-90.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3106W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080605837579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 16 AT HAWKINS FIELD IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI AND PREPARED TO TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT STATED APPROXIMATLEY 15 SECONDS AFTER TURNING ON HIS LANDING LIGHTS AND STROBES HE HEARD A LOUD BANG.  THE BANG OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.  HE OBSERVED FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING AREA.  HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH THE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED IN THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING.

## 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 MIA08FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA114), Jun 5, 2008: Beech BE-58 (N3106W), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: An outboard left wing explosion during takeoff due to the improper fuel cell installation and inadequate subsequent inspections by maintenance personnel.

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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