# Accident 19790316004789A: Beech 35B33, Athens, GA, March 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8839M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8839M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-B33 (registry code 1151406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35B33
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 11 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316004789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING, HE INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDNG GEAR.

## 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 MIA79DKG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG26), Mar 16, 1979: Beech B33 (N8839M), Athens, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8839M (1)

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

- [Incident 20191114022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191114022719I), Nov 14, 2019: Beech 35-B33 (N8839M), Miami, FL, Minor damage. N8839M, BE33, exited runway 9R and stuck taxi light, prop damage as a result. Ktmb. The pilot advised that the rain was so heavy that the taxiway was puddled…

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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