# Accident 19790305004159A: Beech 58, Ft Smith, AR, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 13:44 local time
- Place: Ft Smith, AR
- Airport: Ft Smith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4199S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4199S-2018-02-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR ,LANDED WHEELS UP. ACTUATOR JAMMED. PIECE OF METAL IN GEAR BOX.

## 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 FTW79FPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG21), Mar 5, 1979: Beech 58 (N4199S), Fort Smith, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4199S (3)

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

- [Accident 20150910014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150910014709A), Sep 10, 2015: Beech 58 (N4199S), Gary, IN, Substantial damage. Flight was from columbus, IN (bak) to Gary, IN (gyy) to pick up cargo to be delivered. Pilot stated that it was his custom to fly to a final approach fix when…
- [Incident 19960429014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960429014999I), Apr 29, 1996: Beech 58 (N4199S), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: an on-scene investigation by this office revealed the following facts: on April 29, 1996 at 2135 local time, prior to a FAR 135 cargo flight, the…
- [Accident 19780531010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531010099A), May 31, 1978: Beech F33A (N4199S), AR, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.