Beech B-58 accident near Tallahassee, Florida, February 18, 1984
On February 18, 1984 at about 7:23 pm local time, a Beech B-58, registered N21BR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tallahassee, Florida. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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 September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 18, 1984 · about 7:23 pm local time
- Place
- Tallahassee, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B-58
- Registration
- N21BR · registry record · serial TH-27A
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR & NOSE GEAR STUCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STUCK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING ROD HAD FAILED.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. 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 MIA84LA087.