# NTSB MIA79DKJ29: Beech B19, N14PA, Chipley, FL, March 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1979
- Place: Chipley, FL · CHIPLEY, FL
- Location: 30.7756° N, 85.5400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chipley, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7756&lon=-85.5400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3771  79/3/29    CHIPLEY,FL          BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 150
        TIME - 1300                    N14PA               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIPLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEWAHITCHKLA,FL.            CHIPLEY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chipley

## 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 19790329005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329005539A), Mar 29, 1979: Beech B19, Chipley, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot, with passenger, knocked off nosewheel. Drove main gear struts through wings during hard landing.

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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