# Accident 19791114031019A: Beech 95A55, Livermore, CA, November 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1304Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1304Z-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-55 (registry code 1152702, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,432 total, 460 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114031019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX80FVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD02), Nov 14, 1979: Beech 95-55 (N1304Z), Livermore, CA, substantial damage

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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