# NTSB MIA78FLA12: Beech A45, N61293, Jacksonville, FL, January 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1978
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0054   78/1/5  NR.JACKSONVILLE,FL    BEECH A45           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 6890
        TIME - 1750                    N61293              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 965 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE INTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABBEVILLE,AL                HERLONG FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N61293 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Inte

## 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 19780105000369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105000369A), Jan 5, 1978: Beech D45, Jacksonville, 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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