# Accident 19821008052139A: Beech 58, Allendale, SC, October 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1982, 13:20 local time
- Place: Allendale, SC
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.0004° N, 81.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0004&lon=-81.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N958MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958MC-2010-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,262 total, 175 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008052139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER ELECTRICAL FAILURE PILOT FAILED TO DETERMINE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA009), Oct 8, 1982: Beech 58 (N958MC), Allendale, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N958MC (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19891205061579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891205061579I), Dec 5, 1989: Beech 58 (N958MC), Beaufort, SC, Minor damage. Landed with gear up. Pilot did not verify safe lights. Horn inoperative.
- [Incident 19881102070299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102070299I), Nov 2, 1988: Beech 58 (N958MC), Georgetown, SC, Minor damage. Porpoised on a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed. Found a broken nose gear bracket.
- [Incident 19840629039039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840629039039I), Jun 29, 1984: Beech 58 (N958MC), North Myrtle Be, SC. High oil temperature. High oil pressure. Right tire blew on rollout. Electrical malfunction in oil sending units.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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