# NTSB MIA79FLD20: Beech B19, N2171W, Sebring, FL, November 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1978
- Place: Sebring, FL · SEBRING, FL
- Location: 27.4729° N, 81.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebring, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4729&lon=-81.4468&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 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4334  78/11/26 NR.SEBRING,FL         BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N2171W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBRING HIGHLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AVON PARK,FL               SEBRING,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT MLG CASTING,P/N 169-810011-21,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2171W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2171W), registered now, S/N MB-688, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sebring Highlands

## 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 19781126039839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781126039839A), Nov 26, 1978: Beech A2319, Sebring, FL, Minor damage. Rt MLG casting,p/n 169-810011-21,failed.

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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