# NTSB ATL82FA033: Beechcraft BE-58, N10VS, Pinehurst, NC, January 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 3, 1982, 05:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place: Pinehurst, NC
- Coordinates: 35.179126, -79.45948 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1791&lon=-79.4595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72235/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA033

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - air navigation aids,vortac - inaccurate (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT AT 0306 EST AND CLIMBED TO 13000 FEET MSL. THE FLIGHT WAS ROUTINE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 0422 WHEN THE PILOT OF THE UNPRESSURIZED BEECH 58 REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN A LOWER ALTITUDE. DURING THE NEXT 35 MINUTES THE AIRCRAFT TURNED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AT LEAST 3 TIMES, COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND GENERALLY HAD TROUBLE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A 30-45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.THE RESULTS OF THE TOXICOLOGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A BLOOD ETHANOL CONCENTRATION OF 200 MG%. A FLIGHT CHECK OF THE SAND HILLS VOR ON 1/4/82 REVEALED THAT THE VOR-A APPROACH WAS OUT OF TOLERANCE STRUCTURE AND A NOTAM WAS ISSUED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10VS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10VS-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N TH-735, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT BE-58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-735
- Airframe hours: 1202
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Alfred B. Von Schlegell
- Registered owner: Alfred B. Von Schlegell
- Departed: FTY, ATLANTA, GA
- Destination: SOP, SOUTHERN PINES, NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SOP, Moore County, runway 23, 5,503 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,726 total, 68 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 200 ft overcast
- Temperature: 104 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FAY, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820103000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820103000099A), Jan 3, 1982: Beech 58, Pinehurst, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during instrument approach three miles from airport.

## Other investigations on N10VS (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 MIA78FLG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG04), Nov 25, 1977: Beech 58 (N10VS), Hilton Head, SC, substantial damage

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.

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