# Incident 19881215066469I: Beech 95A55, Norfolk, VA, December 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1988, 23:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KYAA
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9669Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,721 total, 57 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881215066469I

## Narrative

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

NOISE WHEN GEAR RETRACTED. EXTENDED MANUALLY. VISUALLY CHECKED OK. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE NOT GIVEN.

## Other reports on N9669Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790219006879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219006879I), Feb 19, 1979: Beech 95B55 (N9669Y), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. During rollout with gusty crosswind aircraft hit some ice and snow and ran off runway.

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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