- Date
- March 1, 1979
- Place
- Gulfport, MS · GULFPORT, MS
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N777AEBeech BE-70
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19790301026719A
- Case key
- 79379
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2478 79/3/1 GULFPORT,MS BEECH BE-70 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1528 TIME - 1504 N777AE PX- 7 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GULFPORT-BILOXI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TX NEW ORLEANS,LA GULFPORT,MS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL REMARKS- NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DRG TKOF.STARTER INTERRUPT SYST,FLAPS INOP.INADEQUATE PART 135 TRAINING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777AE
- Reported as
- Beech BE-70
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gulfport-Biloxi
N777AERegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech 70Airframe modelBeech 70Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.