# Accident 19791202034909A: Beech 95A55, Phoenix, AZ, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1040T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1040T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 864 total, 210 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202034909A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR MOTOR ASSEMBLY BURNED OUT. PILOT DID NOT USE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX80FUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ15), Dec 2, 1979: Beech 95-A55 (N1040T), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1040T (1)

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

- [Incident 19810909070509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810909070509I), Sep 9, 1981: Beech 95A55 (N1040T), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Left tire failed during rollout.

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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