# Incident 19800419039849I: Beech 95B55, Morristown, NJ, April 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1980, 17:26 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7345R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7345R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419039849I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. PILOT HAD GREEN LIGHTS, BUT GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED.

## Other reports on N7345R (2)

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

- [Accident 20240114000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240114000969A), Jan 14, 2024: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N7345R), Leyden, MA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On 14 January 2024, at 17:34 (z) the FAA received notice regarding an accident in Leyden ma., a Beechcraft 95-B55, serial number TC-1707. A review of the ADS-B…
- [Incident 19780227000249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000249I), Feb 27, 1978: Beech 9555 (N7345R), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed after several bounces.

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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