# NTSB MIA79DKG18: Beech F33C, N8176R, Claxton, GA, February 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1979
- Place: Claxton, GA · CLAXTON, GA
- Location: 32.1621° N, 81.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claxton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1621&lon=-81.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0705  79/2/19    CLAXTON,GA          BEECH F33C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5434
        TIME - 1215                    N8176R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAXTON EVANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  CLAXTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8176R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176R), registered now, S/N CJ-53, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33C
- Registry model: [Beech F33C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33c) (registry code 1151434) (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: Claxton Evans

## 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 19790219005809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219005809A), Feb 19, 1979: Beech F33C, Claxton, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear on the ground.

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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