Beech 58 accident near Ft.Myers, Florida, January 23, 1984
On January 23, 1984 at about 4:12 pm local time, a Beech 58, registered N9382Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ft.Myers, Florida (Page Field). 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).
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
- January 23, 1984 · about 4:12 pm local time
- Place
- Ft.Myers, Florida · Page Field · 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
- N9382Q · no longer on the register · serial 4979
- 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 ACFT WAS ROLLING ON THE RWY AFTER A SMOOTH LANDING WHEN THE LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT INTO THE WIND AND SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS FROM 090 DEG AT 18 GUSTING 26 KTS.
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 multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,500 hours in all; 1,100 in this make and model; 230 in the last 90 days; 4,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,979 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 9 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MCN Macon GA at 3:12 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 5, 6,401 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 18 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 10,000 ft; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:15 pm from FMY, 18 miles away
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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