# Accident 19830620038069A: Beech 95B55, Pineville, LA, June 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1983, 17:09 local time
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Airport: Esler Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3949° N, 92.2958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESLER RGNL (ESF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3949&lon=-92.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7712R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7712R) (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: 3,067 total, 1,544 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830620038069A

## Narrative

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

UNKNOWN TO PILOT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS STILL UP ON LANDING.UPLOCK CABLE LOOSE.NO WAY TO CHECK EACH GEAR POSITION.

## 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 FTW83LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA289), Jun 20, 1983: Beech 95-B55 (N7712R), Pineville, LA, substantial damage

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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