# NTSB FTW79FA058: Beech BE-58P, N6050S, Turpin, OK, March 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1979
- Place: Turpin, OK · TURPIN, OK
- Location: 36.8705° N, 100.8825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turpin, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8705&lon=-100.8825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 2006
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0623   79/3/2  NR.TURPIN,OK          BEECH BE-58P        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 960
        TIME - 1947                    N6050S              PX-  5  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERAL,KS                  OLATHE,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 453LBS OVER GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6050S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6050S-1982-09-27), registration cancelled 1982-09-27, S/N TJ-39 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-58P
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790302011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302011859A), Mar 2, 1979: Beech 58P, Turpin, OK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aircraft was observed descending in a flat spin just after initial climb. Aircraft was 453 pounds over gross weight

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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