# NTSB MIA80FKJ16: Beech 58, N911FP, Huntsville, AL, December 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1979
- Place: Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3632  79/12/17   HUNTSVILLE,AL       BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 9859
        TIME - 1330                    N911FP              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 382 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,AL                   HUNTSVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N911FP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Huntsville

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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