# Accident 20220216002339A: Beech 58, Lexington, NC, February 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2022, 17:07 local time
- Place: Lexington, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7740° N, 80.3158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7740&lon=-80.3158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58LF) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 182 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220216002339A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND A TRACTOR TRAILER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE LEXINGTON, NC AIRPORT. WITNESSES WHO OBSERVED THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE TAKEOFF STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS TRAILING SMOKE ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRPLANE ROTATED AND THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ONE WITNESS STATED HE ALSO SAW SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRPLANE BANKED LEFT AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND TERRAIN.

## 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 ERA22FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA126), Feb 16, 2022: Beech 58 (N58LF), Lexington, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance, which led to a partial loss of both right and left engine power during takeoff, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering with one engine at…

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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