# NTSB MIA77FLA51: Beech 36, N7916R, Keystone Hts, FL, August 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1977
- Place: Keystone Hts, FL · KEYSTONE HTS, FL
- Location: 29.7829° N, 82.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone Heights, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7829&lon=-82.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4121  77/8/30  NR.KEYSTONE HTS,FL    BEECH 36            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5175
        TIME - 1715                    N7916R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAXLEY,GA                  KEYSTONE HTS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7916R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7916R), registered now, S/N E-140, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36
- Registry model: [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (registry code 1151602) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keystone Heights

## 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 19770830043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830043079A), Aug 30, 1977: Beech 36BEECH, Keystone Hts, FL, Substantial damage

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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