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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B95 · Van Nuys, CA · September 29, 1979

Date: September 29, 1979 · 12:10 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9610R
Reported as: Beech B95
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total1,120 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9610RRegistered now · Beech B95S/N TD-305 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBeech B95 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear collapsed 200 feet after start of takeoff run. Selector switch found not in the full down position.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR COLLAPSED 200 FEET AFTER START OF TAKEOFF RUN. SELECTOR SWITCH FOUND NOT IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.