# Accident 20230317001769A: Beech 58P, Lubbock, TX, March 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2023, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock Excutive Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4998° N, 101.8202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4998&lon=-101.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2061K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2061K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230317001769A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2023, AT 1138 CDT, A BEECH BARRON B-58P, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED AFTER IT IMPACTED THE GROUND, JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LUBBOCK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (F82).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MESQUITE, TX ON MARCH 17, 2023, EARLIER IN THE MORNING.

## 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 CEN23FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA139), Mar 17, 2023: Beech 58P (N2061K), Lubbock, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure a proper fuel selector position before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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