- Date
- December 9, 1979
- Place
- Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5869SBeech C33
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791209034749A
- Case key
- 132092
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3773 79/12/9 OCALA,FL BEECH C33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 831 TIME - 2100 N5869S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MA OCALA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED REMARKS- FOUND LNDG GEAR HANDLE IN DWN PSN,LNDG GEAR MOTOR CKTBRKR POPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5869S
- Reported as
- Beech C33
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ocala Muni
N5869SRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Beech 35-C33Airframe modelBeech 35-C33Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5869S · 1
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