# NTSB IAD73DKW28: Beech F33A, N44SP, Elizabethton, TN, June 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1973
- Place: Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKW28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKW28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1482  73/6/15    ELIZABETHTON,TENN   BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N44SP               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      34, 6902 TOTAL HOURS, 85
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTON,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENT HAD BEEN FLYING THE CESSNA 150 DRG PREV WEEK.CESSNA FLAP SWITCH BEECH GR SWITCH IN SIM PSN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabethton

## 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 19730615015309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615015309A), Jun 15, 1973: Beech F33A, Elizabethton, TN, Substantial damage. Student had been flying the Cessna 150 drg prev week.Cessna flap switch Beech gr switch in sim psn

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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