# NTSB MIA80DLD20: Beech C33, N5869S, Ocala, FL, December 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1979
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5869S-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N CD-831, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-C33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (registry code 1151408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocala Muni

## 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 19791209034749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209034749A), Dec 9, 1979: Beech 35BEECH, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed aircraft gear up.

## Other investigations on N5869S (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 NYC95LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA023), Nov 11, 1994: Beech 35-C33 (N5869S), Coventry, RI, destroyed. Probable cause: improper emergency procedures by the pilot and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor which resulted in their failure to restart the engine after it lost power due to a failed engine driven…

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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