Beech 58 accident near Allendale, South Carolina, October 8, 1982
On October 8, 1982 at about 5:20 pm local time, a Beech 58, registered N958MC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Allendale, South Carolina (Allendale County airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 8, 1982 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Allendale, South Carolina · Allendale County · 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
- N958MC · no longer on the register · serial TH552
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,262 hours in all; 175 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 1,971 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 243 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 82 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C7 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Grand Strand Aviation, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: C North Myrtle Be SC
- Destination: C Destin FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 3,200 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 10,000 ft; scat at 3,100 ft
- Temperature: 180°F (82°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N958MC the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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