Beech 58TC accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, December 10, 1984
On December 10, 1984 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Beech 58TC, registered N2164L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts (Norwood airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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
- December 10, 1984 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Norwood, Massachusetts · Norwood
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58TC · all 58TCs on the register
- Registration
- N2164L · no longer on the register · serial TK26
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
TOUCHDOWN MADE 1/3 THE WAY DOWN THE WET RWY. BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE ON WET PAVEMENT. PLT RAISED FLAPS AND REAPPLIED BRAKES WITH NO POSITIVE RESULT. ACFT CONTINUED ONTO 60 FT OVERRUN AREA WHERE SOME BRAKING ACTION WAS EFFECTIVE HOWEVER, ACFT CONTINUED DOWN AN 8 FT BANK BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 29,863 hours in all; 5,303 in this make and model; 163 in the last 90 days; 28,892 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSI0-520-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: IAD Dulles VA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 35, 3,993 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Sky: overcast at 100 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:05 pm from OWD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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