# Incident 19800709060529I: Beech 95B55B, Oklahoma City, OK, July 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1980, 18:15 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHLA
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171W-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,500 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/19800709060529I

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTAL GEAR RETRACTION DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N171W (2)

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

- [Accident 19801029071389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801029071389A), Oct 29, 1980: Beech 95C55 (N171W), Canisteo, NY, Destroyed. Indicates airframe failure in flight from overload. Icing in cloud layer. Poorly maintained and inop deice system.
- [Accident 19750621027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621027629A), Jun 21, 1975: Beech 95C55 (N171W), Crystal Lake, IL, Substantial damage. Aux tanks empty,mains 30 gal each. Plt attention diverted to otr acft that cut in front of his.

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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