Beech 58 accident near Tupelo, Mississippi, June 13, 2014
On June 13, 2014 at about 8:45 pm local time, a 1980 Beech 58, registered N93HS, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Tupelo, Mississippi (Tupelo Regional airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear on the runway, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 2014 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Tupelo, Mississippi · Tupelo Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 UNDESIGNAT, built 1980 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N93HS · no longer on the register · serial TH-1107
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, during the landing roll, he inadvertently raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle. The landing gear retracted, and the airplane impacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
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
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action sequence › Pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of equip/system › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › (general) › Unintentional use/operation
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 370 hours in all; 86 in this make and model; 57 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 296 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 5, 2013
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,640 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 4, 2013; 49 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,503 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES (piston); 722 hours total
- Engine 2: Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES (piston); 750 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TUP Tupelo MS at 8:40 pm
- Destination: TUP Tupelo MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 7,150 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observation at 8:38 pm from TUP
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N93HS the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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