# NTSB NYC83FA228: Beech 58PA, N158JB, Danbury, CT, August 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1983, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83FA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35075/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA228

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - weather condition - below approach/landing minimums (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - obscuration (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
- Undershoot, circling (ifr)
  - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - missed approach - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - minimum descent altitude - below, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, circling (ifr)

## Analysis

INBOUND TO DANBURY THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED, & WAS GIVEN THE LAST WX WHICH WAS AN HOUR OLD. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PASS OVER THE ARPT 300-400 FT AGL & CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 8. THE ACFT TURNED BASE & FINAL IN A TIGHT TURN WITH THE GEAR DOWN. IT DROPPED QUICKLY & HIT THE THRESHOLD LEFT WING FIRST, THEN PANCAKED & SKIDDED ONTO THE GRASS.ONE WITNESS ESTIMATED THE WX AS 300 FT SOLID & 1/2 MI WITH SOLID SHEETS OF RAIN. THE MDA IS 1960 FT (1500 FT AGL) WHEN THE TOWER IS CLOSED. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 118 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N158JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158JB-2012-01-21), registration cancelled 2012-01-21, S/N TJ-32, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58PA
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T J32
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-L 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael W. Hennessy
- Registered owner: Esbe Air Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, November 1, 1982
- Departed: ACK, NANTUCKET, MA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DXR, Danbury, runway 8, 4,419 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,366 total, 556 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DXR

## 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 19830828044299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830828044299A), Aug 28, 1983: Beech 58PA, Danbury, CT, Destroyed. Stalled in a tight turn to final while landing in a thunderstorm impacted on runway and burned. Over gross weight.

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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