# NTSB FTW81FPG32: Beech 77, N60430, Carlisle, AR, May 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1981
- Place: Carlisle, AR · CARLISLE, AR
- Location: 34.7954° N, 91.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlisle, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7954&lon=-91.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0967  81/5/20    CARLISLE,AR         BEECH 77            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N60430              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 1316 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            303 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARLISLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLISLE,AR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT FIRE ON GRND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60430](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60430-1982-12-15), registration cancelled 1982-12-15, S/N WA-17 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Registry model: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carlisle 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 19810520027119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027119A), May 20, 1981: Beech 77, Carlisle, AR, Destroyed. Student leveled-off high on landing. CFI faled to check sink rate. Runway impact. Failed nose gear.

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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