# NTSB LAX81FA053: Beech 58, N186VB, Bisbee, AZ, March 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1981
- Place: Bisbee, AZ · BISBEE, AZ
- Location: 31.3980° N, 109.9318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bisbee, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3980&lon=-109.9318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0548   81/3/3  NR.BISBEE,AZ          BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N186VB              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 33, 6955 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,AZ                  FT.HUACHUCA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      44
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MTNS OBSCD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N186VB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186VB-1981-04-01), registration cancelled 1981-04-01, S/N TH-1193, built 1980 (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

## 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 19810303007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810303007639A), Mar 3, 1981: Beech 58, Bisbee, AZ, Destroyed. Flying below clouds in mountainous terrain aircraft crashed into side of mountain.

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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