# Accident 19791218034319A: Beech B60, Fresno, CA, December 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1873S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,556 total, 6,556 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218034319A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTION ON TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. RETRACT MECHANISM FAILED.

## 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 LAX80FVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA08), Dec 18, 1979: Beech 60 (N1873S), Fresno, 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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