# NTSB FTW76DPH13: Beech 58P, N60055, Gurdon, AR, September 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1976
- Place: Gurdon, AR · GURDON, AR
- Location: 33.9160° N, 93.1539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gurdon, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9160&lon=-93.1539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPH13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPH13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2569  76/9/17    GURDON,AR           BEECH 58P           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 723
        TIME - 1040                    N60055              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GURDON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALICE TX                    GURDON,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 2500FT TURF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60055 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gurdon Muni

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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