# Accident 20190628008309A: Beech 58, Hiawatha, KS, June 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hiawatha, KS
- Airport: Hiawatha Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8878° N, 95.5172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8878&lon=-95.5172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4614S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4614S-2021-08-20) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total, 318 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628008309A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO THE HIAWATHA AIRPORT (K87), THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 0.5NM NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENTERED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SPIN BEFORE DESCENDING BELOW VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED RIGHT SIDE UP IN A CORN FIELD POINTING TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FORWARD MOVEMENT FROM THE SURROUNDING CROP.

## 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 CEN19FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA189), Jun 28, 2019: Beechcraft 58 (N4614S), Hiawatha, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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