# NTSB IAD78FA015: Beech 58, N4461S, Pinehurst, NC, November 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1977
- Place: Pinehurst, NC · PINEHURST, NC
- Location: 35.1911° N, 79.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinehurst, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1911&lon=-79.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3899  77/11/29   PINEHURST,NC        BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2416
        TIME - 1917                    N4461S              PX-  1  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEHURST-SOUTHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                PINEHURST,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES RPTD ACFT NR TREETOP LVL 3MILES FM ARPT.LOW CLOUDS AND FOG VICINITY ACDT SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4461S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4461S-1978-02-28), registration cancelled 1978-02-28, S/N TH-636, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pinehurst-Souther

## 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 19771129041979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771129041979A), Nov 29, 1977: Beech 58, Pinehurst, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses rptd acft nr treetop lvl 3MILES fm arpt. Low clouds and fog vicinity acdt site.

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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