Beech A36TC accident near North Platte, Nebraska, March 17, 1984
On March 17, 1984 at about 5:03 pm local time, a Beech A36TC, registered N222HC, was substantially damaged in an accident near North Platte, Nebraska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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
- March 17, 1984 · about 5:03 pm local time
- Place
- North Platte, Nebraska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36TC · all A36TCs on the register
- Registration
- N222HC · registry record · serial EA-259
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT HAD JUST DEPARTED NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE ACFT DOOR THEN OPENED, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO REMEMBER TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 384 hours in all; 46 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 322 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 457 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 SERI (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LBF Northplatte NE at 5:00 pm
- Destination: Boulder CO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:08 pm from LBF
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 N222HC the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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