# NTSB FTW79DPJ04: Beech E50, N4376D, Frederick, OK, February 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1979
- Place: Frederick, OK · FREDERICK, OK
- Location: 34.3500° N, 98.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3500&lon=-98.9880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ04

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0035   79/2/9    FREDERICK,OK        BEECH E50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2330                    N4376D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREDERICK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND ON RWY WITH GEAR MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4376D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4376D-1983-11-01), registration cancelled 1983-11-01, S/N EH-22, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- Registry model: [Beech E50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e50) (registry code 1152524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frederick 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 19790209002539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002539A), Feb 9, 1979: Beech E50, Frederick, OK, No damage. Acft was landed at night and abandoned. Pilot unknown. Left main gear was missing from the aircraft and never found

## Other investigations on N4376D (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 OAK76DVA70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA70), Jun 8, 1976: Beech B50 (N4376D), Oakdale, CA, 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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