# Accident 20250205003259A: Beech 58P, Pine Bluff, AR, February 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2025, 18:49 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Pinebluff Regional/Grider Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1725° N, 91.9354° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1725&lon=-91.9354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138TL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138TL) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,535 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250205003259A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:48 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58P BARON AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IT IMPACTED TREES NEAR PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT REPORTED DURING THE FLIGHT TO TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS (TXK), HE STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES AND NOTIFIED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) BEFORE DIVERTING THE FLIGHT TO PINE BLUFF (PBF). APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY 36, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN25LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA094), Feb 6, 2025: Beech 58P (N138TL), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N138TL (1)

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

- [Incident 20170624020579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624020579I), Jun 24, 2017: Beech D55 (N138TL), Oxford, MS, Minor damage. The aircraft suffered a right main gear collapse upon touchdown on landing. The aircraft almost immediately departed the runway to the right and came to rest…

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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