# NTSB CHI65F0039: Beechraft 95-55B, N7970K, Des Plaines, IL, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Des Plaines, IL · DES PLAINES, IL
- Location: 42.0340° N, 87.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Plaines, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0340&lon=-87.9011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0330   65/2/6    DES PLAINES ILL     BEECHRAFT 95-55B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1150                    N7970K              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 39, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, 200
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7970K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHRAFT 95-55B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohare Field

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.

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