# NTSB MIA79FA071: Beech 58, N20SB, Boca Ration, FL, April 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1979
- Place: Boca Ration, FL · BOCA RATION, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1094  79/4/15  NR.BOCA RATION,FL     BEECH 58            CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0920                    N20SB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  59, 17415 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BOCA RATION,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE POINTS TO ENG OUT VMC MANEUVERS.NO ACFT OR ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.FLAT SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SB-1994-06-29), registration cancelled 1994-06-29, S/N TH1005 (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 19790415014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415014279A), Apr 15, 1979: Beech 58, Boca Raton, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed to come out of the clouds spinning, recover in a flat nose high attitude and hit the ground.

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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