# NTSB CHI66D0601: Beechcraft 95-A55, N8577M, Marion, IN, January 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1966
- Place: Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Location: 40.5500° N, 85.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5500&lon=-85.6604&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 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0601
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0601

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0249  66/1/27    MARION IND          BEECHCRAFT 95-A55   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2500
        TIME - 1510                    N8577M              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8577M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8577M), registered now, S/N TC-479, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 95-A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470-L](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-l) (registry code 17348, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marion

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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