Beech 56TC accident near Houston, Texas, August 2, 1984
On August 2, 1984 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Beech 56TC, registered N3792Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Houston, Texas. It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. 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
- August 2, 1984 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Houston, Texas
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 56TC · all 56TCs on the register
- Registration
- N3792Q · no longer on the register · serial TG-6
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR A ONE TIME FLT. ACCORDING THE PLT NEITHER ENG WAS DEVELOPING NORMAL POWER DURING OR AFTER TAKEOFF. AT APPX 300 FT AGL THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND AND THE PLT INITIATED THE FORCED LANDING IN THE WOODEN TERRAIN ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF THE ARPT.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 23,210 hours in all; 400 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 23,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,526 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 21, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 5,990 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-541-EIB4 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HOU Houston TX at 8:00 pm
- Destination: 99F OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:50 pm from HOU, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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 FTW84LA333.