# NTSB MIA73AM060: Beech 58, N1643W, Anderson, SC, December 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1972
- Place: Anderson, SC · ANDERSON, SC
- Location: 34.5215° N, 82.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5215&lon=-82.6435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4113  72/12/10   ANDERSON,SC         BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0510                    N1643W              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 3398 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            208 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,SC                 NEW SMYRNA BCH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- LOST CTL 1 MIN AFTER TKOF.OBS COULDNT SEE ACFT DUE HEAVY FOG. PLTS TIME AS OF 9/1/71.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1643W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1643W-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N TH-253 (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: Anderson

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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