Beechcraft B-55 accident near Ithaca, New York, June 3, 1982
On June 3, 1982 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Beechcraft B-55, registered N677F, was destroyed in an accident near Ithaca, New York (Tompkins County airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 5 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 3, 1982 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Ithaca, New York · Tompkins County
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 5 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B-55 · all B-55s on the register
- Registration
- N677F · registry record · serial TC1027
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE TAKEOFF WAS OBSERVED TO APPEAR NORMAL FOR 2500 FT. AT ABOUT 150 FT IN THE AIR THE ACFT ROLLED SHARPLY LEFT. THE ROLL CONTINUED TO AN INVERTED POSITION, AFTER WHICH THE ACFT DESCENDED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AILERON- ELEVATOR CONTROL LOCKING PIN WAS FOUND ENGAGED IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CONTROL COLUMN.
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
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT during takeoff - initial climb
- IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN/WATER during takeoff - initial climb
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, AME, ASE, APLN
- Flight time: 8,589 hours in all; 397 in this make and model; 8,299 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 1
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,418 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,100 lb
- Seats: 5
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-L8 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Amp,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: C Harrisburg PA at 7:15 am
- Destination: C Ithaca NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 32, 5,801 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 033° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 126°C, dew point 0°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. 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 NYC82FA115.