# Accident 20241029017329A: Beech 58, Arlberg, AR, October 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2024, 14:26 local time
- Place: Arlberg, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7206° N, 92.3908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7206&lon=-92.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811PB) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241029017329A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 29, 2024, THE AIRMAN INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT FLEW TO KFYV TO HAVE A PITCH TRIM ISSUE LOOKED AT ON HIS AIRCRAFT. WHILE AT THE REPAIR FACILITY, THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN NOTED A FRAYED PITCH TRIM CABLE. THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN STATED DURING MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS THAT THE AIRMAN WASN’T CONCERNED WITH THE FRAYED PITCH TRIM CABLE AND WOULD FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. CONCERNED FOR THE AIRMAN’S SAFETY, THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN INSTALLED A 0.041 SAFETY WIRE TO “BRIDGE” THE AREA AROUND THE FRAYED CABLE IN CASE IT FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SAFETY WIRE WAS INSTALLED WITH THE PITCH TRIM IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE AVIONICS TECHNICIAN ALSO PULLED AND COLLARED THE AUTOPILOT AND PITCH TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND TOLD THE AIRMAN NOT TO USE MANUAL TRIM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1355, THE AIRMAN DEPARTED KFYV TO RETURN TO KCRX. DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD COMMUNICATED TO ATC THAT HE WAS “HAVING TRIM ISSUES” AND USING “ALL OF OUR ENERGY TO OVERCOME THE TRIM”. THE AIRCRAFT’S ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED FLUCTUATED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1427, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED WINGS LEVEL INTO A WOODED AREA NEAR ARLBERG, AR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN25FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA033), Oct 29, 2024: Beech 58 (N811PB), Arlberg, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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