# Incident 19781226020559I: Beech D95A, Roswell, NM, December 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1978, 20:22 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Industrial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5740K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5740K-2023-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226020559I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER, A SINGLE ENGINE PILOT. RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 DEN79FQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA11), Dec 26, 1978: Beech D95A (N5740K), Roswell, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5740K (2)

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

- [Incident 20230304001359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230304001359I), Mar 4, 2023: Beech D95A (N5740K), Knoxville, TN, Minor damage. On March 04, 2023 [privacy data omitted]PIC of incident flight, [privacy data omitted], Beechcraft travel air landed in Knoxville TN (tys). One passenger…
- [Incident 19820721040119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721040119I), Jul 21, 1982: Beech D95A (N5740K), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Impossible to determine reason for retraction because of damage to gear linkage.

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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