Beech 58 accident near Iron Mountain, Michigan, June 6, 1984
On June 6, 1984 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Beech 58, registered N1557W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Iron Mountain, Michigan (Ford airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 6, 1984 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Iron Mountain, Michigan · Ford · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N1557W · registry record · serial TH229
- 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
THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, HE RETRACTED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE INDICATES THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND POPPED. THE LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH WAS CHECKED & FOUND TO OPERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS TESTED & OPERATED NORMALLY.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,300 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 134 in the last 90 days; 3,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,624 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 88 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MQT Marquette MI at 7:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 6,500 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; not recorded at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from IMT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI84LA221.