Date:	Wednesday 22 November 1978
Time:	10:52
Type:	Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1040W
MSN:	TH-309
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Martin Ranch, near George West, Texas -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, LA (SHV/KSHV)
Destination airport:	Alice Airport, Alice, Texas (ALI/KALI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) November 22 1978 when crashed near George West, Texas (at approximate co ordinates 28°19′52″N, 98°07′01″W): of the four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) the pilot and two passengers were killed, the sole surviving passenger was seriously injured. According to the NTSB report " Pilot cancelled IFR en route to destination. Probable cause: pilot in command continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions"

1. NTSB Identification: FTW79FA016 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=38563&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1040W
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tx/N1040W/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
15-Jan-2017 01:27	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]