# Accident 20121204026099A: Beech 58, Manhattan, IL, December 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2012, 14:38 local time
- Place: Manhattan, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3806° N, 88.0086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3806&lon=-88.0086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4016A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016A-2013-01-17) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121204026099A

## Narrative

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

MR. LARRY DIFFLEY WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N4016A DURING A PIPELINE MISSION. HE DEPARTED BEMIDJI AIRPORT, BEMIDJI, MN (KBJI) FOR THE PIPELINE MISSION WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO END AT JOLIET AIRPORT, JOLIET, IL (KJOT).  DURING THE MISSION MR. DIFFLEY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH VELOCITY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND MR. DIFFLEY SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES OR MEDICAL FACTORS.THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE ON SCENE, HOWEVER, THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN13FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA089), Dec 4, 2012: Beech 58 (N4016A), Manhattan, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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