# Accident 19800217002919A: Beech 95A55, Houston, TX, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34RS-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 275 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217002919A

## Narrative

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

GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED RIGHT GEAR STILL UP. FOUND UPLOCK ROLLER BEARING FROZEN.

## 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 FTW80FRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA18), Feb 17, 1980: Beech 95-A55 (N34RS), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34RS (1)

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

- [Accident 19820718032839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718032839A), Jul 18, 1982: Beech 95A55 (N34RS), Jonestown, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that during takeoff run he experienced strong pull to right. Aircraft went down embankment.

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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