# Accident 20120401005369A: Beech 58, Calhoun, KY, April 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Calhoun, KY
- Airport: Woosley Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5508° N, 87.2769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5508&lon=-87.2769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9448Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9448Q-2018-01-10) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,746 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120401005369A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 1, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, N9448Q DEPARTED FROM WOOSLEY FIELD (96KY), AN 1800 FOOT PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT IN CALHOUN, KY.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE BEECHCRAFT BE-58 IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.  WITNESSES REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF FROM THE RUNWAY, IT BEGAN A LEFT HAND TURN AND CROSSED OVER THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES, THIS TURN WAS UNCHARACTERISTIC FOR THE PILOT WHO NORMALLY WOULD FLY THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY, THEN RETURN AND OVERFLY THE FIELD, PRIOR TO TURNING ON COURSE.  BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINES AND PROPELLERS, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND THAT THE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND THE FLAPS WERE SET IN THE APPROACH POSITION.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF FUEL THAT WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER IN ALL FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES.

## 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 ERA12FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA262), Apr 1, 2012: Beech 58 (N9448Q), Calhoun, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airplane control after experiencing a loss of power from the left engine due to water contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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