# NTSB LAX80DUG12: Beech E18S, N471CM, Laverne, CA, December 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1979
- Place: Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3746  79/12/16   LAVERNE,CA          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2508
        TIME - 1530                    N471CM              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAREMONT,CA                LAVERNE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N471CM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471CM), registered now, S/N BA-76, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett

## 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 19791216035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216035669A), Dec 16, 1979: Beech E18S, Laverne, CA, Substantial damage. During touch and go roll, pilot actuated gear up switch in place of flapswitch. Landing gear retracted on runway.

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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