# NTSB MIA77FKG66: Beech B23, N7733R, Hazelhurst, GA, August 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Hazelhurst, GA · HAZELHURST, GA
- Location: 31.8641° N, 82.5993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazlehurst, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8641&lon=-82.5993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3048  77/8/17    HAZELHURST,GA       BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0245                    N7733R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZELHURST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZELHURST,GA               DOUGLAS GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7733R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7733R-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N D-8874, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hazelhurst

## Other investigations on N7733R (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA148), Aug 27, 1993: Beech V35A (N7733R), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION DUE TO BLOCKAGE OF THE FUEL FLOSCAN TRANSDUCER. A FACTOR WAS INSUFFICIENT FAA INSPECTION…

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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