# NTSB MIA81DLA33: Beech 58P, N6678C, Jacksonville, FL, September 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1981
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3533   81/9/6    JACKSONVILLE,FL     BEECH 58P           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0830                    N6678C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 8122 TOTAL HOURS, 503
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR IMPROPERLY SECURED,OPENED WHILE BGNG LIFT-OFF.RAN INTO SOFT SAND BYD END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6678C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6678C), registered now, S/N TJ-235, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craig

## 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 19810906055409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055409A), Sep 6, 1981: Beech 58P, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Baggage door came open on takeoff roll. Aborted late. Ran off end of runway. Had failed to secure door properly.

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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