Beechcraft E33 N7873R

Summary

On 21 December 1982 at about 21:22 local time, a Beechcraft E33 registered N7873R, operated by Central Flying Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 December 1982 at 21:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Adams Field (LIT)

Coordinates

34.7305, -92.2304

Aircraft

Beechcraft E33

Registration

N7873R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Central Flying Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Little Rock

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA064

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ALL THREE OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AS THE PILOT WAS APPLYING BRAKES TO TURN OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT. FAA INSPECTORS FOUND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE FLAPS WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION. MOST OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT TIME WAS IN CESSNA AIRCRAFT THAT HAD THE FLAP HANDLE LOCATED IN THE APPROXIMATE POSITION OF THIS BEECH AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR HANDLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE ACTIVATED THE WRONG SWITCH. HE HAD ONLY 6 HRS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.