Beechcraft BE-58P N3688E

Summary

On 4 November 1983 at about 21:07 local time, a Beechcraft BE-58P registered N3688E was involved in an accident near Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 November 1983 at 21:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Beaufort Company (73J)

Coordinates

32.3301, -80.6796

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-58P

Registration

N3688E

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Beaufort

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA037

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VARIOUS ELETRICALLY OPERATED COMPONENTS DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE FLT. DURING DESCENT INTO BEAUFORT, HE LOST THE ABILITY TO TRANSMIT AND COMMUNICATED TO ATC BY TRANSPONDER. THE PLT SAID HE PUT THE GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN AND THOUGHT HE SAW GREEN LIGHTS. ON TOUCHDOWN HE HEARD GRINDING NOISES AND THE PROPS HIT. AFTER STOPPING THE GEAR WERE IN THE WELLS AND THE FLAPS WERE UP AND THE COWL FLAPS CLOSED. THE PLT STATED THAT THE GEAR AND FLAP CONTROLS WERE DOWN. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.