# Incident 20160215000789I: Beech 95-A55, West Palm Beach, FL, February 15, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2016, 08:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1739G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1739G-2016-04-25) (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 95-A55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160215000789I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PILOT COMPLETED RUN-UP AND WAS READY FOR TAKE0FF FROM KF45 AIRPORT HE CONTINUE THE TAXI AND WHEN ENTER RUNWAY 08R FOR TAKEOFF RT. MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N1739G (1)

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

- [Incident 19791218046409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218046409I), Dec 18, 1979: Beech 95A55 (N1739G), Key West, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lowered gear for landing, lost all electrical power. Gear collapsed on landing. Problems due to bad battry.

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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