# NTSB MIA78FLG04: Beech 58, N10VS, Hilton Head, SC, November 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1977
- Place: Hilton Head, SC · HILTON HEAD, SC
- Location: 32.2163° N, 80.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2163&lon=-80.7526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3655  77/11/25   HILTON HEAD,SC      BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1253                    N10VS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 8460 TOTAL HOURS, 320
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON HEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILTON HEAD,SC              ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ELEV JAMMED.NO PRE-IMPACT MALF FOUND.PLT STATED CTL LOCK WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10VS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10VS-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N TH-735, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hilton Head

## 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 19771125036159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125036159A), Nov 25, 1977: Beech 58, Hilton Head, SC, Substantial damage. Plt rprtd elev jammed. No pre-impact malf found. Plt stated ctl lock was removed prior to tkof.

## Other investigations on N10VS (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL82FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA033), Jan 3, 1982: Beechcraft BE-58 (N10VS), Pinehurst, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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