# Accident 19871215079879A: Beech 95C55, Marathon, FL, December 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marathon Flight Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7102° N, 81.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7102&lon=-81.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707CC-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 8 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215079879A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING,LEFT GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY HITTING TREES. FOUND A FROZEN UPLOCK ROLLER.

## 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 MIA88LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA064), Dec 15, 1987: Beech 95-C55 (N707CC), Marathon, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N707CC (1)

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

- [Incident 19860316028789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316028789I), Mar 16, 1986: Beech 95C55 (N707CC), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing. Found left gear rod assembly bent.

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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