# Incident 20130504006119I: Beech 58, Mena, AR, May 4, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2013, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5406° N, 94.2014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5406&lon=-94.2014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44GC-2018-02-28) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504006119I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 4, 2013 AT 11:40 A.M. CST, N44GC, A 1974 BEECH MODEL 58, SERIAL NUMBER TH-453 DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT MENA, AR. (MEZ). AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERICIAL RATED PILOT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN TO RETURN TO MEZ.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EARTH APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED BUT NOT ACTIVIATED.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA267), May 4, 2013: Beech 58 (N44GC), Mena, AR, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of power on both engines during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the airframe and a test run of both engines revealed no mechanical anomalies…

## Other reports on N44GC (1)

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

- [Incident 19900123006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900123006319I), Jan 23, 1990: Beech 58 (N44GC), London, KY. Left engine smoke. Declared emergency and landed. Vacuum pump was disintegrating.

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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