# NTSB FTW81FA040: Beech 58P, N411P, Ozona, TX, February 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1981
- Place: Ozona, TX · OZONA, TX
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2550  81/2/28  NR.OZONA,TX           BEECH 58P           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1832
        TIME - 1508                    N411P               PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1013 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AFTER CRUISING AT/NEAR FL210 APRX 21MIN,ENTERED TURNING DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N411P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- 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 19810228006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810228006149A), Feb 28, 1981: Beech 58P, Ozona, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airraft crashed for unknown reasons. Aircraft observed descending from 21000 to 6400 in one minute, 22 seconds.

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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