# NTSB MIA79FA054: Beech 58, N2055K, Greenville, MS, February 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1979
- Place: Greenville, MS · GREENVILLE, MS
- Location: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3833&lon=-91.0521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA054

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1010  79/2/26  NR.GREENVILLE,MS      BEECH 95A55         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 2699
        TIME - 1425                    N500MG              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOTHAN,AL                  GREENVILLE,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1010  79/2/26  NR.GREENVILLE,MS      BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7166
        TIME - 1425                    N2055K              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 3066 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENVILLE,MS                CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER                               RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2055K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2055K-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N TH996, built 1978 (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: Greenville Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N500MG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500MG-1982-11-12), registration cancelled 1982-11-12, S/N TC410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greenville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790226015602A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226015602A), Feb 26, 1979: Beech 58, Greenville, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with another acft during a VFR climb to assigned IFR altiitude. Other acft descending inbound to airport
- [Accident 19790226015601A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226015601A), Feb 26, 1979: Beech 95A55, Greenville, MS, Destroyed. Collided head-on with other acft during a descent to airport. Other acft was climbing out VFR to IFR altitude.

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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