Beech 58 accident near Madison, Mississippi, June 25, 1982
On June 25, 1982 at about 10:40 pm local time, a Beech 58, registered N1808L, was destroyed in an accident near Madison, Mississippi (Bruce Campbell airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1982 · about 10:40 pm local time
- Place
- Madison, Mississippi · Bruce Campbell · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N1808L · no longer on the register · serial TH-1264
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AFTER LIGHT TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL, TO SECURE AND CLOSE THE DOOR. AS A PRECAUTION, HE CANCELED THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT, AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. JUST BEFORE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG, THE DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AGAIN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH WITHOUT RECLOSING THE DOOR. THE DOOR BEGAN TO BUFFET AND LEFT RUDDER WAS USED TO COMPENSATE FOR YAW AND DRAG. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED. POWER WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THE PLANE RESPONDED IN A SEVERE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BANKING SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED FROM THE PLANE, IT BEGAN TO BURN AND WAS DESTROYED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,216 hours in all; 58 in this make and model; 148 in the last 90 days; 992 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 111 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Victor Airways INC.
The flight
- Departed from: MBO Madison MS at 5:25 pm
- Destination: MBO Madison MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 4,400 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 171°F (77°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.