# NTSB MIA79FKJ36: Beech C-23, N9186S, Birmingham, AL, May 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1979
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0551   79/5/1    BIRMINGHAM,AL       BEECH C-23          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1503                    N9186S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,AL               BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9186S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9186S), registered now, S/N M-1805, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birmingham Muni

## 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 19790501026839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501026839A), May 1, 1979: Beech C23, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot said he let aircraft balloon on landing. Dropped in hard, collapsing landing gear.

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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