# Accident 19830919050269A: Beech 95B55, Watsonville, CA, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5990° N, 121.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5990&lon=-121.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18ER-2013-08-06) (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: 6,030 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919050269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED DURING LANDING APPROACH AND RAISED GEAR AND THEN FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR THE SECOND TIME.

## 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 LAX83LVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM11), Sep 19, 1983: Beech 55 (N18ER), Watsonville, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N18ER (1)

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

- [Accident 19811128076179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128076179A), Nov 28, 1981: Beech 95B55 (N18ER), King City, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on turning off runway after landing. Grease fitting broken, water, dirt corroded assembly

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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