# Accident 19791217033059A: Beech 76, Hot Springs, AR, December 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1979, 18:10 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4780° N, 93.0962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEML FLD (HOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4780&lon=-93.0962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6014E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6014E-1993-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,749 total, 414 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791217033059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR ON A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH.

## 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 FTW80DPG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG08), Dec 17, 1979: Beech 76 (N6014E), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6014E (3)

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

- [Incident 19910807046989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807046989I), Aug 7, 1991: Beech 76 (N6014E), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up. Training flight. Gear warning system inoperable.
- [Incident 19910131008729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910131008729I), Jan 31, 1991: Beech 76 (N6014E), Farmington, NM, Minor damage. Smelled electrical smoke. Smoke from left engine cowling. Returned. Shut engine down. Found blown exhaust gaskets.
- [Incident 19860425023159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425023159I), Apr 25, 1986: Beech 76 (N6014E), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Pilot knee contacted gear selector knob during takeoff roll. Gear retracted. Selector knob indent malfunction.

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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