# NTSB ANC79FAG16: Beech 19, N9232S, Anchorage, AK, October 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1978
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FAG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3311  78/10/19   ANCHORAGE,AK        BEECH 19            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 485
        TIME - 1920                    N9232S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       BIRCHWOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9232S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9232S-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N MB-779, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N9232S (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 ANC80DAG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG99), Aug 25, 1980: Beech B19 (N9232S), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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.

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