# NTSB FTW79DRD22: Beech 58P, N555HS, Prairieville, LA, April 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1979
- Place: Prairieville, LA · PRAIRIEVILLE, LA
- Location: 30.3135° N, 90.9581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairieville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3135&lon=-90.9581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0733  79/4/18    PRAIRIEVILLE,LA     BEECH 58P           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3507
        TIME - 1615                    N555HS              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1008 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPOZZOLI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MS                 PRAIRIEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N555HS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555HS-2011-09-14), registration cancelled 2011-09-14, S/N TJ-82, built 1976 (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: Capozzoli

## 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 19790418006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418006939A), Apr 18, 1979: Beech 58P, Prairieville, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft overshot runway on roll out. Right wing of aircraft was severed by a hangar post.

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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