Beech 58TC accident near Santa Rosa, California, December 9, 1983
On December 9, 1983 at about 7:15 pm local time, a Beech 58TC, registered N2058K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Santa Rosa, California (Sonoma County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- December 9, 1983 · about 7:15 pm local time
- Place
- Santa Rosa, California · Sonoma County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58TC · all 58TCs on the register
- Registration
- N2058K · registry record · serial TK-66
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER MAKING AN ILS LOCALTIZER-ONLY APCH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE PLT LANDED THE ACFT LONG. WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE PLT THOUGHT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING. HOWEVER, HE REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED HYDROPLANING CONDITIONS & WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY. THE ACFT CONTINUE OFF THE END. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR & NOSE CONE OF THE ACFT WERE DAMAGED & 1 PROP BLADE WAS BENT.
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; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,000 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 6,700 as pilot in command; 1,500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,100 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, November 30, 1983; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,200 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CA01 Adin CA at 4:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 5,115 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 800 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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