# NTSB MIA79DLA1Z: Beech 58, N9408Q, Cross Cty, FL, December 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1978
- Place: Cross Cty, FL · CROSS CTY, FL
- Location: 29.6386° N, 83.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6386&lon=-83.1248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA1Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA1Z

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4232  78/12/24   CROSS CTY,FL        BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2200
        TIME - 1630                    N9408Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   SARASOTA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9408Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408Q-2009-05-26), registration cancelled 2009-05-26, S/N TH-235, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (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: Cross City

## 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 19781224044749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781224044749A), Dec 24, 1978: Beech 58, Cross Cty, 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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