# Incident 19781102023619I: Beech 95B55, Greensboro, NC, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978, 12:10 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8769R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8769R) (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: 20,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102023619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETRACTED GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N8769R (3)

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

- [Incident 19920415013669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920415013669I), Apr 15, 1992: Beech 95B55 (N8769R), Baltimore, MD. Right engine failed in flight. Secured and landed. NR1 cylinder connecting road separated and penetrated case.
- [Incident 19910923042039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923042039I), Sep 23, 1991: Beech 95B55 (N8769R), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft bounced and nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19881009046559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046559A), Oct 9, 1988: Beech 95B55 (N8769R), Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced, ballooned and porpoised until nose wheel separated.

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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