# NTSB FTW79FRJ04: Beagle B-206, N206BT, Monroe, LA, November 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1978
- Place: Monroe, LA · MONROE, LA
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3279  78/11/26   MONROE,LA           BEAGLE B-206        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 6099
        TIME - 1615                    N206BT              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUENEFELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MONROE,LA                   WEST PALM BEACH,FL          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N206BT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206BT-2009-06-30), registration cancelled 2009-06-30, S/N 036, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEAGLE B-206
- Registry model: [Beagle B.206 SERIES 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/beagle-b-206-series-1) (registry code 1121223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huenefeld

## 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 19781126035089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781126035089A), Nov 26, 1978: Sctaiv B2061, Monroe,La, LA, 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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