Beech 58P accident near Lebanon, New Hampshire, September 10, 1983
On September 10, 1983 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Beech 58P, registered N64200, was destroyed in an accident near Lebanon, New Hampshire (Lebanon airport). It was a personal 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 10, 1983 · about 4:30 pm local time · cases in 1983
- Place
- Lebanon, New Hampshire · Lebanon · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · all 58Ps on the register
- Registration
- N64200 · registry record · serial TJ420
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PLT THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER FLUCTUATION AT(ROTATION SPEED). THE PLT THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BUT COULDNOT STOP THE ACFT BEFORE DEPARTING THE RWY.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,452 hours in all; 1,100 in this make and model; 52 in the last 90 days; 2,052 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 90 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 29, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520W (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: HPN White Plains NY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 3,984 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N64200 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Beechcraft 58 Baron 1,295 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520W 4,113 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Lebanon Municipal · nearest airport
- Westchester County · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in New Hampshire 393 since 1982 · 57 in the last ten years
- New Hampshire 1,555 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/NYC83LA240.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.