# NTSB FTW79FPG21: Beech 58, N4199S, Fort Smith, AR, March 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1979
- Place: Fort Smith, AR · FORT 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258   79/3/5    FORT SMITH,AR       BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3900
        TIME - 0744                    N4199S              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT SMITH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT SMITH,AR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT IN LANDING GEAR BOX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4199S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4199S-2018-02-05), registration cancelled 2018-02-05, S/N TH-736, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, 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 19790305004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004159A), Mar 5, 1979: Beech 58, Ft Smith, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to lower gear ,landed wheels up. Actuator jammed. Piece of metal in gear box.

## Other investigations on N4199S (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 CEN15LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA415), Sep 11, 2015: Beech 58 (N4199S), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was down while on short final, his subsequent failure to conduct a go-around, and his loss of situational awareness of the airplane’s altitude…
- [NTSB FTW78FPG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG40), May 31, 1978: Beech 58 (N4199S), Little Rock, AR, 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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