# Accident 19781215025209A: Beech B19, Pensacola, FL, December 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1978, 15:57 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6603R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6603R-2004-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215025209A

## Narrative

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

AFTER HARD LANDING, NOSE GEAR FORK BROKE AND PLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6603R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770605025099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605025099A), Jun 5, 1977: Beech B19 (N6603R), Molino, FL, Substantial damage. Student not auth solo flt since 8/4/76.

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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