# NTSB MIA75FKG38: Beech 55, N14MB, Augusta, GA, November 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1974
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3572   74/11/9   AUGUSTA,GA          BEECH 55            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1259
        TIME - 1845                    N14MB               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 980 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 AUGUSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE OF GR MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14MB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bush Field

## 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 19741109037539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741109037539A), Nov 9, 1974: Beech A56TC, Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. No evidence of gr malfunction found.

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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