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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 70 · Gulfport, MS · March 1, 1979

Date
March 1, 1979 · 15:04 local
Place
Gulfport, MS
Airport
Gulfport-Biloxi R
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N777AE
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA79AA011
Reported as
Beech 70
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
7
Pilot’s flight hours
1,528 total15 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose baggage compartment door came open, hit propeller. Pilot allowed aircraft to stall.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR CAME OPEN, HIT PROPELLER. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.