# Accident 19790329005539A: Beech B19, Chipley, FL, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chipley, FL
- Airport: Chipley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7756° N, 85.5400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chipley, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7756&lon=-85.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 69 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329005539A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT, WITH PASSENGER, KNOCKED OFF NOSEWHEEL. DROVE MAIN GEAR STRUTS THROUGH WINGS DURING HARD LANDING.

## 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 MIA79DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ29), Mar 29, 1979: Beech B19 (N14PA), Chipley, FL, 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.

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