# NTSB CHI72AC075: Beech 58, N11HL, Sunbury, OH, March 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1972
- Place: Sunbury, OH · SUNBURY, OH
- Location: 40.2406° N, 82.8720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunbury, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2406&lon=-82.8720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2259  72/3/20    SUNBURY,OHIO        BEECH 58            CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N11HL               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 871 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTERBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- SWING-OVER CTL POS TO STUDENT SIDE. STUDENT PLT WAS RECOVERING FROM RECENT ILLNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11HL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11HL-2011-07-07), registration cancelled 2011-07-07, S/N TH-18, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Centerburg

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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