# NTSB MIA79FLD73: Beech B-55, N99RJ, Howey, FL, July 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1979
- Place: Howey, FL · HOWEY, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1673   79/7/5    HOWEY,FL            BEECH B-55          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N99RJ               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  58, 24220 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWEY IN THE HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  HOWEY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99RJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99RJ-2018-03-08), registration cancelled 2018-03-08, S/N TE-439, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (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: 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 19790705018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705018189A), Jul 5, 1979: Beech 95C55, Howey In The Hi, FL, Substantial damage. Attempt. Turn off rwy after lndg roll. Main wheel hit soft sand. Acft groundlooped. Collapsed 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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