# Accident 19800717028339A: Beech 95B55, Malden, MO, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 06:25 local time
- Place: Malden, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6010° N, 89.9975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malden, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6010&lon=-89.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7EW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7EW) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,140 total, 365 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717028339A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE BROKE OFF DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT MANAGED TO BRING AIRCRAFT TO STOP WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.

## 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 MKC80FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA045), Jul 17, 1980: Beech 95-B55 (N7EW), Malden, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7EW (1)

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

- [Incident 19810926068919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926068919I), Sep 26, 1981: Beech 95B55 (N7EW), Springhill, LA, Minor damage. Pilot retracted landing gear during landing roll out.

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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