# Accident 19730219002969A: Beech 95B55, Truckee, CA, February 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1973
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9038S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9038S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 881 total, 168 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730219002969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PREVIOUSLY BENT NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD PREVENTED EXTENSION AND DOWN LOCK OF NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK73FXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ24), Feb 19, 1973: Beech 95B55 (N9038S), Truckee, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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