# NTSB MIA80DLA01: Beech F33A, N6376S, Perry, FL, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Perry, FL · PERRY, FL
- Location: 30.1091° N, 83.5823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1091&lon=-83.5823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3791   79/10/8   PERRY,FL            BEECH F33A          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1955                    N6376S              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      32, 5523 TOTAL HOURS, 6
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY FOLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- NO SHOULDER HARNESSES INSTALLED IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6376S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6376S), registered now, S/N CE-619, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (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: Perry Foley

## 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 19791008027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008027059A), Oct 8, 1979: Beech F33A, Perry, FL, Substantial damage. Student leveled off too high. Instructor failed to make timely recovery. Wing hit ground.

## Other investigations on N6376S (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN25LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA182), May 16, 2025: Beech F33A (N6376S), Houston, TX, destroyed, investigation ongoing

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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