Beechcraft 58 N958MC
8 October 1982 · Allendale, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1982 at about 17:20 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N958MC, operated by Grand Strand Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Allendale, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allendale, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allendale County (88J)
- Coordinates
- 33.0004, -81.2993
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N958MC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Grand Strand Aviation, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Myrtle Be → Destin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ABOUT 30 MIN AFTER DEPARTURE, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BEGAN TO FAIL. THE PLT TURNED OFF THE ALTERNATOR & RESET WITH NO CHANGE. HE THEN SWITCHED TO THE #1 REGULATOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WHILE TURNING ON DOWNWIND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN & ALL ELECT POWER WAS LOST. THE PLT THEN CRANKED THE GEAR DOWN UNTIL RESISTANCE WAS MET, BUT DID NOT COUNT THE NUMBER OF REVOLUTIONS. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR. BOTH BATTERIES WERE FOUND DRY. THE LEFT ALTERNATOR HAD NO OUTPUT & RIGHT ALTERNATOR CURRENT LIMITER WAS BURNED OPEN. THE PLT INDICATED DURING A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW THAT HE DID NOT TURN OFF ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXERCISED THE EMERG LANDING GEAR SYSTEM IN FLIGHT PRIOR TO THIS MISHAP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | Gapway Groves, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Round Rock, Texas, United States | Ronald Sproull | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | St. Charles, Illinois, United States | Du Page Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1982 | Beechcraft 58P | Midland, Texas, United States | Louisiana Dept. of Corrections | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft 58P | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Helfrick, Edward W. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna 152 | Conway, South Carolina, United States | North Americn Institute of AVI | No injuries | - |