# Accident 19791216035669A: Beech E18S, Laverne, CA, December 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Laverne, CA
- Airport: Brackett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRACKETT FLD (POC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,508 total, 530 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216035669A

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCH AND GO ROLL, PILOT ACTUATED GEAR UP SWITCH IN PLACE OF FLAPSWITCH. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80DUG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG12), Dec 16, 1979: Beech E18S (N471CM), Laverne, CA, 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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