# NTSB MIA79FLD75: Lockheed T-33, N12420, Sebring, FL, July 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1675   79/7/9    SEBRING,FL          LOCKHEED T-33       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N12420              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  53, 21556 TOTAL HOURS, 39
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBRING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEBRING,FL                  MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- MISTOOK CLOSED 3000FT TAXIWAY FOR RWY.RWYS ALSO HAD TALL GRASS GROWING UP THRU CONCRETE.HIT COWS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12420](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12420-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 200 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED T-33
- Registry model: [Canadair T-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-t-33) (registry code 1901204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sebring

## 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 19790709017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709017629A), Jul 9, 1979: Lkheed T33/, Sebring, FL, Substantial damage. Made takeoff on taxiway by mistake. Struck cows in adjacent field.

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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