# Accident 20181225021949A: Beech 58P, Sioux Falls, SD, December 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2018, 17:20 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5019° N, 96.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5019&lon=-96.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6745V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6745V-2019-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-WB (registry code 17273, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-wb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181225021949A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 25, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745,  PILOT WAS COMING INTO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 AT JOE FOSS FIELD IN SIOUX FALLS, SD. THE WEATHER WAS IFR WITH A CEILING REPORTED AT 800 OVERCAST AND THE VISIBILITY AT 10 MILES. PILOT WAS FLYING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 AT SIOUX FALLS. APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING THE GROUND. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN19LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA049), Dec 25, 2018: Beech 58 (N6745V), Sioux Falls, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach which led to an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N6745V (1)

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

- [Incident 20091121052119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091121052119I), Nov 21, 2009: Beech 58P (N6745V), Kansas City, MO, No damage. On approach to mci, the pilot requested and received clearance for a landing on rwy 19R due to the proximity to the FBO where he was to park the aircraft. He…

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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