# NTSB Accident ATL94FA071
> **BEECH 58TC** · 1994-03-27 · GULF SHORES, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL94FA071
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00836
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-27
- **Location:** GULF SHORES, AL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 58TC
- **Registration:** N200DL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE BASE TURN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION DUE TO THE OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR.

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