# Accident 19731221040889A: Beech 95, Birmingham, AL, December 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2710Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 120 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221040889A

## Narrative

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

DRG POST LDG CK RETRACTED GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS.

## 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 MIA74DKJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ38), Dec 21, 1973: Beech B95 (N2710Y), Birmingham, AL, 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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