# Accident 20130731013699A: Beech 58, New Bedford, MA, July 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2013, 13:14 local time
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6767° N, 70.9583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6767&lon=-70.9583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58DL) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,394 total, 3,146 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130731013699A

## Narrative

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

ON VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 600' AND 400' APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM BARS. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO A BLADE ON THE RIGHT PROPELLER, THE RIGHT FLAP, AND TO THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE, TO INCLUDE BOTH WING BULKHEADS.

## 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 ERA13CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA355), Jul 31, 2013: Beech 58 (N58DL), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land in the displaced threshold, resulting in a collision with the approach lighting system.

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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