# Accident 19790418009199A: Beech F33, Goodyear, AZ, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979, 07:18 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Litchfiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4753M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4753M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 450 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418009199A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DEMONSTRATING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX79DUJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ63), Apr 18, 1979: Beech F33A (N4753M), Goodyear, AZ, 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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