Beech 58P and amateur-built QUICKIE accident near Deland, Florida, December 23, 1984
On December 23, 1984 at about 6:40 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Beech 58P (N3707N) and amateur-built QUICKIE (N41Q), were involved in the same accident near Deland, Florida (Deland Municipal airport). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 23, 1984 · about 6:40 pm local time
- Place
- Deland, Florida · Deland Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Beech 58P · all 58Ps on the register
- Registration
- N3707N · no longer on the register · serial TJ-320
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Amateur-built QUICKIE
- Registration
- N41Q · no longer on the register · serial 41
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the Beech 58P final · quoted from the NTSB record
N41Q WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING. AS N41Q TAXIED BEHIND N3707N, WHO WAS STARTING THE RT ENGINE, PROPWASH CAUSED PLT OF N41Q TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. PROP OF N41Q CONTACTED THE LEFT ELEVATOR OF N3707N.
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 NTSB's narrative for the amateur-built QUICKIE final · quoted from the NTSB record
N41Q WAS TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING. AS N41Q TAXIED BEHIND N3707N, WHO WAS STARTING THE RT ENGINE, PROPWASH CAUSED PLT OF N41Q TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. PROP OF N41Q CONTACTED THE LEFT ELEVATOR OF N3707N.
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 for the Beech 58P from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,300 hours in all; 215 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 497 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 18, 1984; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-WB (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DED Deland FL
- Destination: GIF Winter Haven FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 30,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:48 pm from DAB, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
The factual record for the amateur-built QUICKIE from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 529 hours in all; 529 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 529 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 705 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Onan UNKNOWN (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N3707N the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.