# NTSB FTW78FPJ21: Beech 58P, N6031S, Prague, OK, May 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Prague, OK · PRAGUE, OK
- Location: 35.4968° N, 96.6999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prague, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4968&lon=-96.6999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799   78/5/8    PRAGUE,OK           BEECH 58P           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 548
        TIME - 0830                    N6031S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRAGUE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            PRAGUE,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6031S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6031S-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N TJ-22, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prague Municipal

## 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 19780508009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508009179A), May 8, 1978: Beech 58, Prague, OK, 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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