# NTSB CHI66F0502: Beechcraft B55, N5812S, Paducah, KY, December 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1965
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0502

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3707  65/12/24   PADUCAH KY          BEECHCRAFT B55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 900
        TIME - 1500                    N5812S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5812S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5812S-1991-03-20), registration cancelled 1991-03-20, S/N TC822 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barkley

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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