# NTSB MIA79FA070: Beech 56TC, N72571, Howey In Hills, FL, April 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1979
- Place: Howey In Hills, FL · HOWEY IN HILLS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3078  79/4/12    HOWEY IN HILLS,FL   BEECH 56TC          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 273
        TIME - 1343                    N72571              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWEY IN THE HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                HOWEY IN HILLS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72571](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72571-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N TG-30, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- Registry model: [Beech 56TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (registry code 1152736) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Howey In The Hill

## 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 19790412037409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412037409A), Apr 12, 1979: Beech 56TC, Howey-In-The-Hi, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low time in acft, short runway, cross downwind landing,cocaine in system added up to los of acft control on 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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