19791114031019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95A55 · Livermore, CA · November 14, 1979

Date
November 14, 1979 · 11:45 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1304Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FVD02
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,432 total460 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Nose gear collapsed on t/off roll. Acft became airborne, landed wheels up. Found nose gear retract rod failed.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON T/OFF ROLL. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, LANDED WHEELS UP. FOUND NOSE GEAR RETRACT ROD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.