- Date
- April 7, 1974
- Place
- Destin, GA · DESTIN, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7876RBeech E33A
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740407012459A
- Case key
- 124232
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1315 74/4/7 DESTIN,FLA BEECH E33A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1200 TIME - 1115 N7876R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN-FT WALTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EGLIN AFB,FLA SARASOTA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED DRG TKOF.LNDD ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER WITH GR RETRACTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7876R
- Reported as
- Beech E33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Destin-Ft Walton
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.