Beech BE-55 accident near Newport, Rhode Island, August 2, 1984
On August 2, 1984 at about 8:40 pm local time, a Beech BE-55, registered N105TC, was substantially damaged in an accident near Newport, Rhode Island (Newport State airport). 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1984 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- Newport, Rhode Island · Newport State
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-55
- Registration
- N105TC · registry record · serial 2451
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF HIS LANDING TRAFFIC PATTERN TO ALLOW AN ACFT AHEAD OF HIM TO LAND WITH THE APPROPIATE SPACING BETWEEN ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN HE 'LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR (TOO LATE).' IN HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION OF THE ACCIDENT HE WROTE THAT 'THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD LOWERED LANDING GEAR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I DID'.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 964 hours in all; 641 in this make and model; 63 in the last 90 days; 772 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 10, 1984; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BOS Boston MA at 8:10 pm
- Destination: 2B4 Newport RI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 8 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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 NYC84LA262.