# Accident 19890420009379A: Beech 95A55, Arlington, WA, April 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1989, 18:10 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1806° N, 121.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1806&lon=-121.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6866Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6866Q-1992-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890420009379A

## Narrative

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

ON A TOUCH AND GO MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE GEAR. GEAR UP SLIDE. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 SEA89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA072), Apr 20, 1989: Beech A55 (N6866Q), Arlington, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: A PREMATURE/IMPROPER RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE SECOND PILOT (AIRCRAFT OWNER), WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT.

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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