# Accident 20100427033009A: Beech 58, Bear Branch, KY, April 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2010, 12:26 local time
- Place: Bear Branch, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1914° N, 83.5125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1914&lon=-83.5125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1856S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1856S-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,587 total, 1,587 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100427033009A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 27, 2010, ABOUT 1226 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N1856S, REGISTERED TO THE ISLAND TRADING LTD AND OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED IN THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST NEAR BEAR BRANCH, KENTUCKY, DURING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT FROM THE FREDERICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FDK), FREDERICK, MARYLAND TO THE OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT (OLV), OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPI.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.

## 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 ERA10FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA246), Apr 27, 2010: Beech 58 (N1856S), Bear Branch, KY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, his continued flight into adverse weather (icing conditions), and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the emergency descent.

## Other reports on N1856S (1)

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

- [Incident 20080608836749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080608836749I), Jun 8, 2008: Beech 58 (N1856S), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. (-23)The PIC/FAR141CFI was giving multi engine instruction to the commercial pilot student. The CFI observed the student perform a checklist prior to taxiing…

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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