# NTSB MIA79FKT50: Beech A36, N33AA, Opa Locka, FL, March 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1979
- Place: Opa Locka, FL · OPA LOCKA, FL
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1002  79/3/28    OPA LOCKA,FL        BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N33AA               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OPA LOCKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PAX DOOR OPENED DRG LIFTOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N33AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Opa Locka

## 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 19790328007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328007909A), Mar 28, 1979: Beech A36, Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed. Pilot aborted takeoff due to door opening. Made hard landing, collapsing the 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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