# Accident 20180830016109A: Beech B-60, Fort Walton Bea, FL, August 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2018, 10:38 local time
- Place: Fort Walton Bea, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4947° N, 86.5744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4947&lon=-86.5744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1876L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1876L-2019-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,427 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830016109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTOL ENROUTE TO KDTS.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTOL FULL OF FUEL.  DEPARTURE AND ENROUTE PORTION OF FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL.  THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF KDTS.  PILOT SAID HE HAD KDTS IN SIGHT AND CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  PILOT CHECKED IN WITH KDTS TOWER AND REPORTED INBOUND.  EGLIN CONTROLLER CALLED KDTS TOWER AND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 200 FEET AGL OVER EGLIN.  NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN18FA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA358), Aug 30, 2018: Beech B60 (N1876L), Fort Walton Beach, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's controlled flight into terrain after misidentifying the destination airport during a period of restricted visibility due to weather.

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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