# Accident 19740531016169A: Beech 95C55, Torrance, CA, May 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1974
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355N-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740531016169A

## Narrative

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

LH TORQUE TUBE ROD BENT.BEECH PN 35-815125-6029 LDG GR IND SHOWED DWN POS.

## 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 LAX74FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA23), May 31, 1974: Beech 95-C55 (N355N), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N355N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210525017239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210525017239I), May 25, 2021: Beech 95-C55 (N355N), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. N355N landed on runway 26 and on roll-out right hand landing gear collapsed, turning the aircraft to the right, causing remaining gears to collapse. Pilot…
- [Incident 19981003041969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981003041969I), Oct 3, 1998: Beech 95C55 (N355N), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot reported that while he was rolling out on the runway following a normal landing, he selected the gear handle to the up position thinking he was…

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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