# NTSB FTW77FPG11: Beech A56TC, N5479U, Ft.Smith, AR, December 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1976
- Place: Ft.Smith, AR · FT.SMITH, AR
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3433  76/12/14   FT.SMITH,AR         BEECH A56TC         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N5479U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 45, 5340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.SMITH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POTEAU,OK                   FT.SMITH,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MLG TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5479U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5479U-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N TG-32, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- Registry model: [Beech 56TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (registry code 1152736) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-541 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (registry code 41536, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft.Smith Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761214036959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214036959A), Dec 14, 1976: Beech 56TC, Ft.Smith, AR, Substantial damage. L MLG tire blew out.

## Other investigations on N5479U (2)

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 MIA73DKJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ14), Aug 16, 1972: Beech 56TC (N5479U), Russelville, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD10), Aug 26, 1971: Beech 56TC (N5479U), Crystal River, FL, 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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